Ribes spicatum
downy currant
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called Nordic currant
About
Ribes spicatum, the downy or Nordic currant, is a shrub of northern Europe and northern Asia with bright red, edible and well-flavoured berries, closely resembling the redcurrant.
Field notes
Morphology
Leaves are duller and darker green than those of redcurrant, held at right angles to the stem, with green petioles; the leaf hairs tend to drop as the leaf ages, so they are unreliable for identification. Berries are bright red.
Distribution & habitat
Northern Europe and northern Asia.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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