Grossulariaceae
Red currant
Ribes triste
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- كشمش منقعي
- arz
- كشمش منقعى
- Chinese
- 矮茶藨子, 矮茶藨, 匍匐醋李, 伏生茶藨子, 伏生矮茶藨
- Czech
- Meruzalka smutná
- English
- Red currant, Northern redcurrant, Wild redcurrant
- Estonian
- Ojasõstar
- French
- Gadelier rouge sauvage
- Lithuanian
- Varševičiaus serbentas
- Persian
- انگورفرنگی تیرهگل
- Russian
- Смородина печальная
Synonyms
- Coreosma tristis Lunell
- Ribes albinervium Michx.
- Ribes altaicum Lodd. ex W.H.Baxter
- Ribes ciliosum Howell
- Ribes melancholicum Siev. ex Pall.
- Ribes migratorium Suksd.
- Ribes propinquum Turcz.
- Ribes repens A.I.Baranov
- Ribes rubrum f. acuminatum Regel
- Ribes rubrum var. alaskanum (A.Berger) B.Boivin
- Ribes rubrum var. albinervium MacMill.
- Ribes rubrum var. propinquum (Turcz.) Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
- Ribes rubrum var. subglandulosum Maxim.
- Ribes triste f. pallidum Jancz.
- Ribes triste f. pyriforme Lepage
- Ribes triste f. repens (A.I.Baranov) Y.L.Chou
- Ribes triste f. rubellum Jancz.
- Ribes triste f. triste
- Ribes triste var. alaskanum A.Berger
- Ribes triste var. albinervium (MacMill.) Fernald
- Ribes triste var. repens (A.I.Baranov) L.T.Lu
- Ribes triste var. triste
- Ribes warszewiczii Jancz.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Derek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: bottomdollar99730, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katherine Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: dredodo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: rfjeldstrom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Golden currantRibes aureumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes petraeumGrossulariaceae
- Red flowering currantRibes sanguineumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes spicatumGrossulariaceae
- American black currantRibes americanumGrossulariaceae
- Spreading gooseberryRibes divaricatumGrossulariaceae
- Fuchsiaflower gooseberryRibes speciosumGrossulariaceae
- Siberian currantRibes diacanthumGrossulariaceae
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.