Redcurrant

Redcurrant
Cultivated redcurrant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. rubrum
Binomial name
Ribes rubrum
L., 1753
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Grossularia rubra (L.) Scop. (1771)
    • Ribes acerifolium K.Koch (1869)
    • Ribes acidum Ehrh. (1790)
    • Ribes albescens Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes albicans Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes albovirens Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes auriculatum Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes baicalense Turcz. ex Steud. (1841)
    • Ribes carneum Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes domesticum Jancz. (1900)
    • Ribes fleischmannii Rchb. ex K.Koch (1869)
    • Ribes glabrum (Hedl.) Sennikov (2001)
    • Ribes hladnickianum Freyer ex Steud. (1841)
    • Ribes hortense Hedl. (1901)
    • Ribes houghtonianum Jancz. (1901)
    • Ribes macrocarpum Jancz. (1900)
    • Ribes officinarum Dum.Cours. (1811)
    • Ribes pendulum Salisb. (1796)
    • Ribes racemosum Poit. & Turpin (1846)
    • Ribes sativum (Rchb.) A.Berger (1924)
    • Ribes sativum f. macrocarpum (Jancz.) Rehder (1949)
    • Ribes sativum var. variegatum (Weston) Rehder (1927)
    • Ribes sativum f. variegatum (Weston) Rehder (1949)
    • Ribes sibiricum K.Koch (1869)
    • Ribes smidtianum (Sow. ex Syme) Hedl. (1901)
    • Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch (1826)
    • Ribes sylvestre subsp. hortense Hyl. (1945)
    • Ribes sylvestre var. smidtianum Sow. ex Syme (1865)
    • Ribes vinosum Dum.Cours. (1802)
    • Ribes vulgare Lam. (1789)
    • Ribes vulgare var. hortense Lam. (1789)
    • Ribes vulgare var. sylvestre Lam. (1789)
    • Ribesium rubrum (L.) Medik. (1789)

The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family. It is native to western Europe.[2][3][4] The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Ribes rubrum (RIBRU)[Overview]". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ Brennan, Rex M. (1996). "Currants and Gooseberries". In Jules Janick; James N. Moore (eds.). Fruit Breeding. Vol. II - Vine and Small Fruits. John Wiley & Sons. p. 196. ISBN 0471126756.
  4. ^ "Ribes rubrum L." Altervista Flora Italiana; includes photos and European distribution map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Morin, Nancy R. (2009). "Ribes rubrum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 8. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ Lu, Lingdi; Alexander, Crinan. "Ribes rubrum". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.