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Species:
Ribes aureum Pursh
(Ribes aureum Pursh)
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Genus:
Ribes
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Family:
Grossulariaceae
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Group:
Angiosperms
Habitus
it is a shrub 2 - 3 m high, erect, densely branched
the bark light brown, the bork is grayish, peeling in thin longitudinal slices
Leaves (assimilation organs)
the leaves are simple, palmately 3 to 5 lobed, 3 - 5 x 4 - 6 cm large
they are marginal entire, at the end of the lobes with 2 - 3 spikes
the petiole is 3 - 4 cm long
Flowers
the tree (shrub) is monoecious
flowers are bisexual, golden yellow to pinkish
they grow in sparse 5 to 15-flowered racemes
it blooms in May at the same time as the leaves develop
Fruits – seeds
the fruit is a 6 - 8 mm large spherical berry, dark red to brownish, shiny
it ripens in July
Extension
it was originally widespread in the western part of the North American continent
on the territory of Slovakia it occurs only as a cultivated species
Ecology
it is a semi-shaded tree that tolerates drought
it is resistant to frost
Significance
it is a fruit-bearing and very decorative plant during flowering with flowers, later with fruits and in autumn with leaves that turn red
it is used as a rootstock for high gooseberries
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