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Ribes magellanicum
Ribes magellanicum is a low, spreading shrub in the currant family from southern Chile and Argentina, grown for its edible berries. It is a cool-climate plant that does best in moist, well-drained soil with good air movement.
Ribes magellanicum is a South American species of shrubs in the currant family, native to Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina). The fruits can be consumed fresh, in preserves and in syrups, have been described to have a pleasant flavor and sweet taste, and to harbour a phenolic compound profile and antioxidant activity with potential for nutraceutical development.
Two subspecies are accepted:
American black currant · Golden currant · Stinky Black Currant · Hillside gooseberry · Wax currant · Spreading gooseberry · Miccosukee gooseberry · Skunk currant · Northern black currant · Whiteflower currant · Prickly currant · Laurel Leaved Currant
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ribes magellanicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
