Ribes mescalerium explained

Ribes mescalerium, called the Mescalero currant, is a shrub native to southeastern New Mexico, western Texas, and the Mexican State of Chihuahua. It grows in open areas in the mountains at elevation of 2100-.^{[1] [2]}

Ribes mescalerium reaches a height of up to 2m (07feet). Leaves are palmately lobed. Flowers are borne on a pendulent (hanging) raceme of 6-10 white flowers. Fruits are round, black up to 8mm across, juicy and good-tasting.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065821 Flora of North America Ribes mescalerium Coville
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ribes%20mescalerium.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308198#page/232/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13(41): 196–198. 1900.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36245860#page/388/mode/1up Janczewski, Eduard von Glinka. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 35(3): 336. 1907