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Ribes triste
Also called Swamp Red Currant, Wild Red Currant, American Red Currant, Northern Redcurrant
Ribes triste is a low, lax shrub of cool northern wetlands, grown mainly for its sour red berries. It thrives in moist, cool conditions and is cold hardy.
Ribes triste, known as the northern red currant, swamp red currant, or wild red currant, is an Asian and North American shrub in the gooseberry family. It grows to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall, with a lax branches. From June to July, purplish flowers are displayed. The fruit is a sour, bright red berry, which is edible. It has been used in the cuisine and medicine of various indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Ribes triste is widespread across Canada and the northern United States, as well as in eastern Asia (Russia, China, Korea, Japan). It grows in wet rocky woods, swamps, and cliffs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ribes triste 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.
