Ribes hirtellum
| Ribes hirtellum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. hirtellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes hirtellum Michx. 1803 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Ribes hirtellum is a North American species of gooseberry known by the common names American gooseberry,[3] hairy-stem gooseberry,[3] hairy gooseberry,[3] and wedge-leaf gooseberry,[3] native to Canada and to the northeastern and north-central United States.[4][5] Cultivated gooseberries are derived from this species and from Ribes uva-crispa.[4]
Use in gooseberry breeding
Whereas R. uva-crispa crops have been devastated by American gooseberry mildew, Podosphaera mors-uvae (syn: Sphaerotheca mors-uvae), which was accidentally introduced to Europe, R. hirtellum is resistant. It is one of four American species that have been interbred with R. uva-crispa to produce resistant cultivars similar to the original R. uva-crispa cultivars.[6] Cultivar 'Houghton' is one of those obtained by crossing R. uva-crispa with R. hirtellum.[6]
Leaf
Flower
Autumn foliage
References
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- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ↑ Tropicos, Ribes hirtellum Michx.
- 1 2 3 4 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy".
- 1 2 Nancy R. Morin (2009), "Ribes", Flora of North America North of Mexico, online
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- 1 2 Warren, J.; James, P. (2006). "The ecological effects of exotic disease resistance genes introgressed into British gooseberries". Oecologia. 147 (1): 69–75. doi:10.1007/s00442-005-0257-3.
