NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 235 



Eibes indecorum Eastw. 

 Range : 5. 



Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A large, loosely-branched, unarmed shrub. 



Ribes inebrians, see Ribes cereum. 



Ribes inerme Rydb. Whitestem gooseberry. 



Grossularia inermis (Rydb.) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range : 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry, available August-September. 



A small to large shrub ; flowers in May ; spiny or unarmed. Forage value for 

 sheep, fair. 



Ribes irriguum Dougl. 



Grosffiilaria irriffiia (Dougl.) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range: 6, 7, 12. 

 Site: Moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit : Berry. 

 A small to large, spiny shrub. 



Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. Swamp currant. 



R. parvulum Rydb., Lymnobotrya parvula Rydb., L. lacustris (Pers.) 

 Rydb. 



Range : 4, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, 27. 

 Site: Moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry, available in August. 

 A small, spiny shrub ; flowers May-June ; stems prostrate or ascending. 



Ribes lasiantlia, see Ribes leptanthus. 



Ribes laxiflorum, see also Ribes odoratum. 



Ribes laxiflorum Pursh. Western black currant. 



R. americanum Pall., not Mill., R. affinc Dougl. 

 Range: 1, 4, 12, 13. 

 Site : Moist, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry. 



A small, unarmed shrub ; flowers in April ; often decumbent and covering 

 large areas. 



Ribes lentum, see Ribes montigenum. 



Ribes leptanthum Gray. Alpine gooseberry. 



Grossularia leptantha (Gray) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range: 9, 11, 13, 14. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 

 Fruit : Berry. 



A small to large spiny shrub. 



Var. lasiantha (Greene) Jeps. (R. lasiantha Greene, Grossularia lasianthum 

 (Greene) Cov. and Britt.) occurs in region 4 and is smaller than the species. 

 Stomach records: Black-tailed deer. 



Ribes lobbii Gray. Gummy gooseberry. 



Grossularia lobbii (Gray) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range: 1, 2. 

 Site: Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 



A large, spiny shrub ; flowers in June. 

 Stomach records: Lewis woodpecker (?) 



Rites longiflorum, see Ribes odoratum. 



Ribes malvaceum Smith. California black currant. 



R. purpurascens Heller. 

 Range : 3, 4, 5. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry. 



A large unarmed, many-stemmed shrub ; flowers December-April. 

 Observations: California mule deer. 



