| Accepted name: |
Ribes aureum Prush var. aureum |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ribes odoratum Wendl. f.
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| English names: |
Golden Current
Golden Current
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Grossulariaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WRIBAUA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Much used in Europe as root stock for tall stem currants and gooseberries, rarely grown for its tasteful blackish berries which are eaten raw or used in jellies, sauces and pies(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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