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Ribes marshallii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Hupa gooseberry and Marshall's gooseberry. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California. Ribes marshallii grows in mountain coniferous forests. It is a shrub producing arching stems 1 to 2 meters (40-80 inches) long which may root at the tip when it reaches moist substrate. Nodes on the stem bear three spines each up to a centimeter (0. 4 inch) long. The lightly hairy leaves are roughly three centimeters (1. 2 inches) long and are divided into a few widely toothed lobes. Glandular hairs occur on veins and leaf margins. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or raceme of up to three flowers which hang pendent from the branches from leaf axils. The small, showy flower has five pointed purple-red sepals which are reflexed upward. At the center is a tubular corolla of bright yellow petals from which emerge five stamens and two thin, mostly fused styles. The fruit is a prickly oblong berry up to 2 centimeters (0. 8 inch) long which ripens to dark red. The fruits are edible and reputedly palatable.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

7 ft Tall

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Red, Yellow, Purple

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hummingbirds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 28 likely

Confirmed Likely

Polyphemus moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

White Triangle Tortrix

Clepsis persicana