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Ribes niveum

Lindl.

Snow Gooseberry

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160437

Element CodePDGRO02160

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyGrossulariaceae

GenusRibes

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-01-28

Change Date1998-01-28

Edition Date1988-04-13

Edition AuthorsFredricks, N.A.

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Considered to be drastically reduced in a major portion of its range according to Sinnott 1985 in Rhodora 87:206.

Range Extent Comments

Snake and Columbia rivers and major tributaries (John Day, Deschutes, Owyhee, Jarbridge and Brunneau rivers) in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northeastern Nevada, and Humboldt River in westcentral Nevada. Disjunct in central Colorado.

Threat Impact Comments

Grazing, alteration of riparian habitat, and urban development.

Ecology & Habitat

Description

Spiny or occasionally unarmed shrubs. Spines 1- 3 (6) per node. Leaves reniform to broadly ovate, 3-5 lobed, glabrous or hairy. Sepals white or cream or occasionally pinkish, petals white, often with red veins. Berries yellow-green to blue-black (Ackerfield 2015).

Habitat

Mostly in thickets along intermittent or permanent streams in the Columbia/Snake R. and Humboldt R. watersheds.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S3	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bunker Hill	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	27,569
Toiyabe Range	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	99,225

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lookout Mountain	Ochoco National Forest	14,115
Snake River	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	31,229

References (2)

Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX. 818 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.