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Grossulariaceae

Cultivated currant

Ribes rubrum L.

Family
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Ribes

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Cultivated currant (Ribes rubrum)
FlowerPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (76)
Arabic
كشمش أحمر, ريباس, عنب المسيحيين, عنب النصارى, كشمش عنقودي
Armenian
Կարմիր հաղարջ
arz
كشمش احمر
Asturian
Brixelal, Brixel, Brusel, Brusela, Bruselar, Grosella
azb
قیرمیزی قاراغات
Azerbaijani
Qırmızı qarağat
Bangla
লাল কারেন্ট
bar
Rote Ribisel
Basque
Andere-mahats, Andere-mahats gorri
Belarusian
Парэчкі чырвоныя
bua
Улаагана
Bulgarian
Червен касис
Cantonese
紅加侖子
Catalan
Riber vermell, Grosella vermella, Groseller roig, Groseller vermell
Chinese
紅加侖, 红加仑, 欧洲红穗醋栗, 红果茶藨, 红茶藨子, 红醋栗
Croatian
Crveni ribiz
csb
Czerwionô swiãtojónka, Zwëczajnô swiãtojónka
Czech
Rybíz červený, Meruzalka zahradní, Meruzalka červená, Červený rybíz
Danish
Have-Ribs, Haverips, Ribs
dsb
Cerwjeny janowy krick
Dutch
Aalbes, Bosaalbes
English
Cultivated currant, Red currant, Redcurrant
Esperanto
Ruĝa ribo
Estonian
Punane sõstar, Harilik sõstar, Punasesõstrapõõsas
Finnish
Lännenpunaherukka, Punaherukka, Punainen viinimarja, Punaviinimarja
French
Groseiller, Groseillier rouge, Groseille à grappes, Groseiller à grappes, Raisinet
frr
Riiblis
Galician
Groselleira vermella
Georgian
Წითელი მოცხარი
German
Rote Johannisbeere, Champagner-Johannisbeere, Gelbe Johannisbeere, Jonkheer van Tets, Weiße Johannisbeere
Greek
Φραγκοστάφυλο
gv
Berrish yiarg
Hebrew
דומדמנית, דומדמניות
hsb
Čerwjeny januškowc, Běły januškowc, Janowka, Pyrička, Swjatojanske jahodki, Čerwjena janska jahodka, Čerwjene janske jahodki, Čerwjeny janski jahodowc
Hungarian
Vörös ribiszke, Kerti ribiszke
Icelandic
Rifsber
Igbo
Aha akụmakụ́
Irish
Cuirín dearg
Japanese
フサスグリ, アカスグリ, グロゼイユ, シロスグリ, 白すぐり, 白スグリ, 赤すぐり, 赤スグリ
Kazakh
Қызыл қарақат
Korean
레드커런트
Latvian
Sarkanā jāņoga
li
Miemer, Miemel, Miemert, Miemerte, Wiemer, Wiemere, Wiemert, Wiemerte
Lithuanian
Raudonasis serbentas, Raudonieji serbentai
Luxembourgish
Rout Kréischel, Gehaanskréischel
Malayalam
റെഡ്കറന്റ്
Mongolian
Улаан улаагана, Улаалзгана
myv
Ашо шукшторов, Якстере шукшторов
Norwegian Bokmål
Hagerips, Rips, Ripsbær
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hagerips, Kvitrips, Raudrips, Rips
os
Сырх хъæлæрдзы
Pashto
نانګه
Persian
انگورفرنگی سرخ
Polish
Porzeczka zwyczajna, Porzeczka czerwona, Porzeczka pospolita
Portuguese
Groselha
Romanian
Coacăz roșu, Coacăz roşu
Russian
Смородина красная, Красная смородина, Смородина обыкновенная, Смородина садовая
sah
Хаптаҕас
sco
Wineberry
se
Jieret, Jierehat, Jierit
Serbian
Crvena ribizla
Slovak
Ríbezľa červená
Slovenian
Rdeče grozdičje, Rdeči ribez
Spanish
Grosella, Grosella roja
Swedish
Röda vinbär, Trädgårdsvinbär
Tatar
Кызыл карлыган
Thai
เรดเคอร์แรนท์
Turkish
Kırmızı frenk üzümü
tyv
Кызыл-кат
udm
Горд сутэр
Ukrainian
Порічки, Смородина червона, Червона смородина
vec
Ua spineła, Ùa spinèla
vep
Sestrikaine
vls
Jeniver, Jenivers, Zjeniver
Welsh
Llwyn Cwrens Coch
wuu
红加仑

Synonyms

  • Grossularia rubra (L.) Scop.
  • Grossularia rubra Rupr.
  • Ribes acerifolium K.Koch
  • Ribes acidum Ehrh.
  • Ribes albescens Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes albicans Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes albovirens Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes auriculatum Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes baicalense Turcz. ex Steud.
  • Ribes carneum Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes domesticum Jancz.
  • Ribes fleischmannii Rchb. ex K.Koch
  • Ribes glabrum (Hedl.) Sennikov
  • Ribes hladnickianum Freyer ex Steud.
  • Ribes hortense Hedl.
  • Ribes houghtonianum Jancz.
  • Ribes macrocarpum Jancz.
  • Ribes officinarum Dum.Cours.
  • Ribes pendulum Salisb.
  • Ribes racemosum Poit. & Turpin
  • Ribes rubrum subsp. glabrum Hedl.
  • Ribes rubrum subsp. sativum (Rchb.) Syme
  • Ribes rubrum subsp. vulgare O.Schwarz
  • Ribes rubrum var. domesticum Wallr.
  • Ribes rubrum var. dulce Gray
  • Ribes rubrum var. parvum Gray
  • Ribes rubrum var. sativum Rchb.
  • Ribes rubrum var. scandicum Jancz.
  • Ribes rubrum var. sylvestre DC. ex Berland.
  • Ribes rubrum var. sylvestre (Lam.) Wallr.
  • Ribes rubrum var. variegatum Weston
  • Ribes rubrum var. virescens Regel
  • Ribes sativum (Rchb.) A.Berger
  • Ribes sativum f. macrocarpum (Jancz.) Rehder
  • Ribes sativum f. variegatum (Weston) Rehder
  • Ribes sativum var. variegatum (Weston) Rehder
  • Ribes sibiricum K.Koch
  • Ribes smidtianum (Sow. ex Syme) Hedl.
  • Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Ribes sylvestre subsp. hortense Hyl.

and 6 more.

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 193 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.