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Ribes (hudsonianum)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Grossulariaceae
Family Common Name: Currant family
Scientific Name: Ribes hudsonianum Richards
Common Name: Hudsonbay currant
Species Code: RIBHUD
General Distribution: R. hudsonianum is found from Alsaka east to Ontario and south to northern California, Montana, Minnesota and Utah.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 90 to 120 days.
References: Pfister, R. D. (1974). Ribes L. Currant, gooseberry. Pp. 720-727. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450.
Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Ribes hudsonianum Richards plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/06/08). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.