Ribes Pinetorum
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''Ribes pinetorum'', the orange gooseberry, is a plant species native to
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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. It grows in coniferous forests at elevations of 1900–3100 m.Flora of North America ''Ribes pinetorum'' Greene, 157. 1881. Orange gooseberry
/ref> ''Ribes pinetorum'' is a shrub up to 2 m (80 inches) tall, lacking prickles on the stems. Flowers are solitary, orange, tubular, hanging. Fruits are purple, spherical, about 13 mm (0.52 inch) across, with spines but considered by many people to be good-tasting.Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. (ed. 2) 1032 pp. University of California Press, Berkeley.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5600973 pinetorum Flora of Arizona Plants described in 1881 Flora of New Mexico