Taxon Report

Ribes laxiflorum Pursh

trailing black currant

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Taxon Summary

Ribes laxiflorum, commonly known as trailing black currant, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Grossulariaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within North Coast coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 5 to 1395 meters. Ribes laxiflorum is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Ribes laxiflorum Pursh
Common Name:	trailing black currant
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Element Code:	PDGRO020V0
USDA Plants Symbol:	RILA3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Jul(Aug)	Mar-Jul(Aug)
Elevation:	5-1395 (15-4575)
General Habitats:	North Coast coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Roadsides (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5?
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ah Pah Ridge (4112348), Arcata North (4012481), Arcata South (4012471), Bald Hills (4112328), Blake Mountain (4012355), Blue Lake (4012388), Childs Hill (4112461), Crannell (4112411), Crescent City (4112472), Eureka (4012472), Fern Canyon (4112441), Fields Landing (4012462), High Divide (4112481), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), Klamath Glen (4112358), Korbel (4012378), Lord-ellis Summit (4012387), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Orick (4112431), Panther Creek (4112318), Requa (4112451), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Smith River (4112482), Trinidad (4112412)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes




Threats:
Threatened by logging. Possibly threatened by road construction and widening.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 1 February 2025].