Ribes hirtellum
| Ribes hirtellum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. hirtellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes hirtellum Michaux | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ribes hirtellum is a species of gooseberry known by the common names American gooseberry,[2] hairy-stem gooseberry,[2] hairy gooseberry,[2] and wedge-leaf gooseberry,[2] native to northeastern and northcentral North America.[3] Cultivated gooseberries are derived from this species and from Ribes uva-crispa.[3]
Use in gooseberry breeding
Whereas R. uva-crispa crops have been devastated by American gooseberry mildew, Podosphaera mors-uvae (syn: Sphaerotheca mors-uvae), which was accidentally introduced to Europe, R. hirtellum is resistant. It is one of four American species that have been interbred with R. uva-crispa to produce resistant cultivars similar to the original R. uva-crispa cultivars.[4] Cultivar 'Houghton' is one of those obtained by crossing R. uva-crispa with R. hirtellum.[4]
References
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- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nancy R. Morin (2009). "Ribes". Flora of North America North of Mexico, online.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Warren, J.; James, P. (2006). "The ecological effects of exotic disease resistance genes introgressed into British gooseberries". Oecologia 147 (1): 69–75.