Grossulariaceae

Trailing black currant

Ribes laxiflorum Pursh

Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes

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Trailing black currant (Ribes laxiflorum) — FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 疏花茶藨子
English: Trailing black currant

Synonyms

Ribes affine Douglas ex Bong.
Ribes coloradense Coville
Ribes floridum Georgi
Ribes laxiflorum f. inerme (Kurtz) B.Boivin
Ribes laxiflorum var. inermis Kurtz

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Simone Littledale, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Alexander, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Bowser, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maya Heubner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Corrina Chase, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.