Grossulariaceae
Northern black currant
Ribes hudsonianum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- ريبس هدسونيانوم
- English
- Northern black currant
- Lithuanian
- Hudzoninis serbentas
Synonyms
- Ribes hudsonianum f. glabrum Thieret
- Ribes hudsonianum var. canadense Jancz.
- Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum
- Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare (Douglas) Jancz.
- Ribes laxiflorum Richardson
- Ribes petiolare Douglas
- Ribes rigens Michx.
- Ribes trifidum Michx.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 168 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Akr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Troy McConaghy, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Connie Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Donald Hampton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: lia_mckinnon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Canbyacontributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: a_virginian, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donald Hampton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Ribes
- European gooseberryRibes uva-crispaGrossulariaceae
- Black currantRibes nigrumGrossulariaceae
- Cultivated currantRibes rubrumGrossulariaceae
- Alpine currantRibes alpinumGrossulariaceae
- Golden currantRibes aureumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes petraeumGrossulariaceae
- Red flowering currantRibes sanguineumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes spicatumGrossulariaceae
- American black currantRibes americanumGrossulariaceae
- Spreading gooseberryRibes divaricatumGrossulariaceae
- Red currantRibes tristeGrossulariaceae
- Fuchsiaflower gooseberryRibes speciosumGrossulariaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.