Ribes glandulosum
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Ribes glandulosum, or the skunk currant,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the currant family.
Description
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Distribution and habitat
It is widespread in Canada (all 10 provinces and all 3 territories) and is also found in parts of the United States (Alaska, the Great Lakes region, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Northeast).[5][6] It can be found in humid forests, shrub thickets, clearings, and on rocky slopes.[2]
As a noxious weed
It is considered a noxious weed in Michigan, and planting it is prohibited in certain parts of the state.[7]
Conservation
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[8] and New Jersey, and presumed extirpated in Ohio.[9]
Uses
The Ojibwe people take a compound decoction of the root for back pain and for "female weakness".[10] The Woods Cree use a decoction of the stem, either by itself or mixed with wild red raspberry, to prevent clotting after birth, eat the berries as food, and use the stem to make a bitter tea.[11] The Algonquin people use the berries as food.[12]
References
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- ↑ a b Flora of North America, Ribes glandulosum Grauer, 1784. Skunk currant, gadellier glanduleux
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- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
- ↑ Plants for a Future
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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- ↑ Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273–379 (p. 356)
- ↑ Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 54)
- ↑ Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 88)
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- Flora of Canada
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
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- Flora of Alaska
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Fruits originating in North America
- Plants used in Native American cuisine
- Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
- Plants described in 1784
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status