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Ribes (/ ˈ r aɪ b iː z /) [5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. [2] The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as redcurrants, blackcurrants, and whitecurrants, or as gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants.
This list of Ribes species shows many of the approximately 200 accepted species in the plant genus Ribes, the single genus in the Saxifragales family Grossulariaceae. [1] Traditionally, these have been divided into a number of subgenera , such as subgenus Ribes (currants) and subgenus Grossularia (gooseberries).
Ribes aureum, known by the common names golden currant, [3] clove currant, pruterberry and buffalo currant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ribes native to North America. [ 4 ] Description
Ribes malvaceum is a perennial shrub that typically grows to 1.5–3 metres (5–10 ft) tall. [1] It lacks the characteristic nodal spines which are demonstrated on the stems of many other members in the genus.
Ribes pallidigemmum Simonk. Ribes scopolii Hladnik Ribes alpinum , known as mountain currant [ 2 ] or alpine currant , [ 3 ] is a small deciduous , dioecious [ 4 ] shrub native to central and northern Europe from Finland and Norway south to the Alps and Pyrenees and Caucasus , Georgia ; in the south of its range, it is confined to high altitudes.
Ribes lacustre regenerates primarily from seed, but can also regenerate vegetatively with adventitious roots which grow when the stems remain in prolonged contact with soil. Plants begin producing seeds when three to five years old, and each mature bush produces around 50-75 berries. Seeds are dispersed by animals or by falling from the parent ...
Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. The branches have 1–3 spines at the nodes. [5] The leaves are 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 in) wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes.
Ribes sanguineum, the flowering currant, redflower currant, red-flowering currant, or red currant [3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Grossulariaceae. It is native to the western United States and Canada.