Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry family)
Genus: Ribes (Currant)
Ribes rubrum L. - Red Currant
Ribes spicatum E. Robson - Downy Currant
Ribes petraeum Wulfen - Currant
Ribes nigrum L. - Black Currant
Ribes alpinum L. - Mountain Currant
Ribes aureum Pursh
Ribes uva-crispa L. - Gooseberry
Shrubby, 80–150 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> racemose, pendulous. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <b>shorter than the pedicels</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> ⚥, <ba><b>greenish to yellowish</b></ba...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery
in nutritious, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats