Ribes rubrum
Sign in to saveThe redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the family . It is native to western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
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The redcurrant is a berry-producing plant native to western Europe that belongs to a group of shrubs called Ribes. Today it is commonly grown by people in many parts of the world, and has also spread into wild areas beyond where it was originally planted.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyGrossulariaceae
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The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the family . It is native to western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
==Description== The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the family Grossulariaceae. The species is native to western Europe. Ribes rubrum is a deciduous shrub normally growing to tall, occasionally , with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about diameter; the wild plant has 3–10 berries on each raceme. The plant is self-pollinating, but produces more fruit when pollinated by another plant of a different variety. An established bush can produce of berries from mid- to late summer.