| Accepted name: |
Ribes rubrum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ribes vulgare Lam.
-Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & Koch
-Ribes sativum (Reichenb.) Syme
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| English names: |
Red Currant
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| French names: |
Groseillier rouge
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Grossulariaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WRIBRU
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The berries are eaten raw and more often they are processed for juices, jam, jellies and desserts (often mixed with other fruits) to develop the fine aromatic taste(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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