Ribes nigrum
Black Currant, Blackcurrant
Other regional names: European Black Currant
- European Black Currant
Also known as: Botrycarpum nigrum (L.) A.Rich. +15 more
- Botrycarpum nigrum (L.) A.Rich.
- Botrycarpum nigrum (L.) Spach
- Botryocarpium nigrum (L.) Spach
- Grossularia nigra (L.) Mill. ex Steud.
- Grossularia nigra (L.) Rupr.
- Ribes aconitifolium K.Koch
- Ribes apiifolium K.Koch
- Ribes bactonii Lavallée
- Ribes boreale Turcz. ex Steud.
- Ribes crispum K.Koch
- Ribes cyathiforme Pojark.
- Ribes kolymense (Trautv.) Kom.
- Ribes nigrum f. subalpinum Krasnob.
- Ribes nigrum subsp. vulgare Ehrh.
- Ribes nigrum var. eglandulosum Malyschev
- Ribes nigrum var. europaeum Jancz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Grossulariaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, Ribes nigrum (commonly known as Black Currant) is a shrub belonging to the Grossulariaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Connecticut, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, South European Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Himalaya, Wisconsin, Xinjiang
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms