Ribes rubrum
English: Redcurrant Spanish: grosellero Estonian: Punane sõstar Portuguese: Groselheira-vermelha Turkish: Kırmızı Frenk Üzümü Catalan: Riber vermell
The redcurrant is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family. It is native across western Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
It is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1 – 1.5 m tall, occasionally 2 m.
Flowers
Arching to dangling clusters of 8 to 20 stalked flowers, one or more clusters arising from leaf axils. Flowers are about ¼ inch across, saucer-shaped with 5 inconspicuous, erect, creamy to pinkish petals. Alternating with the petals are 5 stamens with creamy colored, dumbbell-shaped tips( anthers).
Leaves
Leaves are 1 to 4 inches long, coarsely toothed, straight to heartshaped at the base, with 3 to 5 primary lobes that may be again shall shallowly lobed. Veins are prominent and radiate from the base.
Fruit
Fruit is a shiny, smooth, bright red berry ¼ to 3 / 8 inch in diameter.
Authors
Anita Kuld, Häly Ringo, Noemi Monne Cabrera, Lucia Romero Buisan, Alberto Calatrava, Lucca Murguia