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Ribes rubrum L.

Red currant

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderRosalesRose family and eight others
FamilyGrossulariaceae
GenusRibesFrom the Syrian or Kurdish ribas, which was derived from an old Persian word
SpeciesrubrumFrom the Latin ruber or rubra meaning “red”

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Ribes sativum Syme

Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & W.D.J. Koch

Ribes vulgare Lam.

 

Ribes rubrum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Ribes rubrum (red currant)

7/17/2010 · Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 10 × 15″ (26 × 39 cm) ID is uncertain

Ribes rubrum (red currant)

8/30/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Ribes rubrum (red currant)

7/17/2010 · Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 8 × 12″ (20 × 31 cm) ID is uncertain

Ribes rubrum (red currant)

8/30/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

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