Ribes bracteosum
stink currant
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called fragrant currant, California black currant
About
Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant, is a thornless deciduous currant of the Pacific coast of North America with large lobed leaves, long flower spikes and bloom-covered blue berries.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Up to 3 m (10 ft) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A spineless deciduous shrub up to 3 m tall. Leaves are 5–20 cm across with 5–7 palmate lobes. In spring, after leaf-out, racemes 15–30 cm long carry 20–40 small white or greenish flowers. Fruits are dark blue with a whitish bloom, borne in clusters.
Distribution & habitat
Western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County, California, on stream banks, shorelines, moist woods and thickets.
History & etymology
The fruit is edible though sometimes considered unpleasant.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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