- Ribes sanguineum
Taxobox
name = "Ribes sanguineum"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Saxifragales
familia =Grossulariaceae
genus = "Ribes "
species = "R. sanguineum"
binomial = "Ribes sanguineum"
binomial_authority = Pursh"Ribes sanguineum" (Flowering Currant or Red-flowering Currant) is a species of currant native to western coastal
North America from centralBritish Columbia south to centralCalifornia .It is a
deciduous shrub growing to 4 m tall. Thebark is dark brownish-grey with prominent paler brownlenticel s. The leaves are 2-7 cm long and broad,palmate ly lobed with five lobes; when young in spring, they have a strongresin ous scent. Theflower s are produced in early spring at the same time as the leaves emerge, onraceme s 3-7 cm long of 5-30 flowers; each flower is 5-10 mm diameter, with five red or pink petals. Thefruit is dark purple ovalberry 1 cm long, edible but with an insipid taste.Cultivation and uses
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Named cultivars include:
*'King Edward VII', with red flowers
*'Pulborough Scarlet', also with red flowers
*'White Icicle', with white flowersReferences
* [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ribes+sanguineum Plants of British Columbia: "Ribes sanguineum"]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Ribes%20sanguineum Jepson Flora Project: "Ribes sanguineum"]
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