Ribes aureum
Buffalo Currant, Golden Currant
Also known as: ? longiflorum Nutt. +16 more
- ? longiflorum Nutt.
- Chrysobotrya aurea (Pursh) Rydb.
- Chrysobotrya intermedia Spach
- Chrysobotrya lindleyana Spach
- Ribes aureum f. chrysococcum (Rydb.) Rehder
- Ribes aureum f. leiobotrys (Koehne) Zabel
- Ribes aureum var. chrysococcum Rydb.
- Ribes aureum var. intermedium (Spach) Jancz.
- Ribes aureum var. leiobotrys (Koehne) Zabel
- Ribes aureum var. longiflorum (Nutt.) Jancz.
- Ribes aureum var. tenuiflorum (Lindl.) Jeps.
- Ribes ebracteatum Berland.
- Ribes flavum Berland.
- Ribes fontainesii Colla
- Ribes inodorum Link
- Ribes leiobotrys Koehne
- Ribes longiflorum (Nutt.)
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Grossulariaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to North America, Ribes aureum (commonly known as Buffalo Currant or Golden Currant) is a shrub belonging to the Grossulariaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Italy, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Siberia, West Virginia, Yugoslavia
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