Currants

Taxonomy

Code

fst00885315

Scope note(s)

  • topic

Source note(s)

Display note(s)

Hierarchical terms

Currants

Equivalent terms

Currants

Associated terms

Currants

1 Finding Aid results for Currants

1 results directly related Exclude narrower terms

Plant specimen: Saxofragaceae Dumort. Ribes manshuricum (Max.) Kom

Saxofragaceae Dumort. Ribes manshuricum (Max.) Kom. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. Saxifragaceae are found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, with centers of diversity in the Himalayas, East Asia, and Western North America. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.