Currant Red
Ribes rubrum
The story
In western Europe, where the red currant is native, this member of the gooseberry family has a long history of cultivation. Over generations, as people planted it in their gardens, the species proved so resilient that it escaped cultivation, spreading its roots into the wild landscapes of many regions.
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- Family
- Grossulariaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated by humans, and it has also naturalized in many regions after escaping from cultivated gardens into the wild.
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About
The redcurrant or red currant is a member of the genus Ribes in the family Grossulariaceae. It is native to western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Currant Red
- Slug
- currant-red
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
- Species
- rubrum
- Category
- Misc
- Wikidata QID
- Q146661
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
Generated sections & citations
summarywikipedia
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- wikidata (common_name)
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant
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- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes rubrum
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes rubrum
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant