Ribes cynosbati L.

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Ribes cvnosbati L.
Grossulariaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005
OGLE COUNTY 42° 02’ 52.3” N. Lat. 089° 20’ 44.3”
W. Long. [GPS]. T.24 N., R 10 E., SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW
1/4 sect. 28. West side of IL Route 2, west side of the
Rock River, 0.5 mile north of the main entrance to the
Stronghold and Blackhawk Presbytery and camp. Upper
portion of ridge just below The Castle, south of Mud
Creek. Elevation ca. 722-738 feet. Dolomite cliffs on
ridge, shaded pockets of sandy humus.
Mesic to dry-mesic upland forest on east-facing slopes
at ridgetop, with Acer negundo, A. saccharum,
Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis shortii, Juglans nigra,
Parthenocissus, Pellaea glabella, Quercus
muhlenbergii, Q. rubra, Solidago flexicaulis, Tilia,
Ulmus americana. Local shrub, branches ca. 1-1.5 m
long, mostly pendulous; flowers cream-white; fruit
immature, green, prickly.
Steven R. Hill 36282 17 May 2005
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