Ribes pulchellum
Turczaninow
Beautiful currant, Small-leaved currant, Ijirgana, Uhanai
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Description
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 1-2 m high. The young branches are brown. There are pairs of prickles at the nodes. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and 1-4 cm long. There are 3 deep lobes. The flowers are red. Male and female flowers are separate on separate plants. The flowers are saucer shaped. The fruit are red berries. They are round and 5-6 mm across. They are in clusters 3 cm long.
Edible Uses
The mature red berries are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The mature fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a cool temperate plant. It is native to north China. It grows between 300-3,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,
References (3)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 427
- Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536
