Ribes koehneanum (hybrid)
Jancz.
Garden currant
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A temperate shrub of the Grossulariaceae family, cultivated as a garden plant.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
Probably Ribes multiflorum x Ribes rubrum
References (2)
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 591
