Ribes aureum var. villosum Dc.

Golden currant (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Grossulariaceae > Ribes > Ribes aureum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.8-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.8 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.8 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky bluffs and slopes, also along the sides of streams. Rocky slopes, sandy bluffs, shaded banks, prairies; at elevations from 100-1,900 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses drinks food hedge medicinal ornamental rootstock tea
Edible flowers fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Snake Bite Remedy (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ribes aureum var. villosum world distribution map, present in Canada, China, New Zealand, Russian Federation, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:220878-2
WFO ID wfo-0001377279
COL ID 7MLCZ
BDTFX ID 56137
INPN ID 117767
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Synonyms

Ribes odoratum Chrysobotrya odorata Coreosma odorata Ribes palmatum Ribes aureum var. villosum