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''Ribes inerme'' is a species of currant known by the common names whitestem gooseberry and white stemmed gooseberry. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to the Rocky Mountains. 〔(Calflora taxon report, University of California ) . accessed 3.23.2013〕 It grows in mountain forests, woodlands, and meadows. The less common ''Ribes inerme'' var. ''klamathense'', known as Klamath gooseberry, is confined to the states of California and Oregon. 〔( Calflora taxon report, University of California: ''Ribes inerme'' var. ''klamathense' )〕〔 ==Description== ''Ribes inerme'' is an erect or spreading thicketlike shrub approaching in maximum height. The stem is hairless or bristly and has black resin glands and spines at its nodes. The small leaves are divided deeply into three to five toothed lobes which may be divided partway into smaller lobes.〔(Flora of North America: ''Ribes inerme'' (whitestem gooseberry) )〕 The inflorescence is a solitary flower or raceme of up to five flowers which hangs pendent. The flower has five reddish green sepals which are reflexed upward. At the center are white or pinkish petals and protruding stamens and stigmas.〔 The fruit is an edible hairless greenish, purple, or black berry roughly a centimeter (0.4 inch) wide.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ribes inerme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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