Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant
Also known as: Calobotrya sanguinea (Pursh) Spach +11 more
- Calobotrya sanguinea (Pursh) Spach
- Coreosma sanguinea (Pursh) Spach
- Ribes alceifolium Kunze ex Walp.
- Ribes augustum Douglas ex W.H.Baxter
- Ribes davianum Dippel
- Ribes sanguineum f. albescens (Rehder) Rehder
- Ribes sanguineum f. atrosanguineum
- Ribes sanguineum var. albescens Rehder
- Ribes sanguineum var. albidum (Paxton) G.Kirchn.
- Ribes sanguineum var. album Gorman
- Ribes scuphamii Eastw.
- Ribes tubiflorum C.A.Mey.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Grossulariaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Ribes sanguineum (commonly known as Flowering Currant) is a shrub belonging to the Grossulariaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
British Columbia, California, Idaho, Mexican Pacific Is., Oregon, Washington
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)
Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms