Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Ribes sanguineum

Vernacular name:

Currant, Flowering


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Flowering Currant

Scientific name: Ribes sanguineum Pursh

Diagnostic features
Shrub to 2.5m.
Leaves 3-10cm, pubescent, scented when crushed.
Flowers in pendent racemes, 6-10mm across, bright pink to red, rarely white.
Berry 6-10mm across, purplish-black with whitish bloom.

Chromosome number: (2n=16).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; much grown in gardens and a frequent relic, sometimes self-sown, especially in West.

Distribution
Scattered throughout British Isles; West North America.

This species is keyed out on Page 2782 in the Text Key.

Ribes sanguineum (Currant, Flowering)
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