About
Ribes diacanthum, the Siberian currant, is a dioecious currant of northeastern Asia with yellow-green flowers and red berries reported to taste good.
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 2 m (6.5 ft) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A shrub up to 2 m tall, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Flowers are yellow-green; fruits are round and red.
Distribution & habitat
Northeastern Asia: Russia, Mongolia, Korea and northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia). Sparingly naturalised in Manitoba, Canada.
History & etymology
The Manitoba population escaped in the 1940s from an agricultural experiment station near Brandon.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Russia, Mongolia, China
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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