WorldFloraDB - Ribes magellanicum

Characteristics

A tall shrub. It grows 1.8-2.4 m high and spreads 1.8 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves have 3-5 lobes. The flowers are creamy yellow and hang on clusters. The fruit are red-black.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
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Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature width (meter)	1.8
Mature height (meter)	3.25
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Chile it grows at low altitudes. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. It can tolerate some frost and snow. It grows in humid areas with constant rain. It can grow in some shade. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.

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Open scrub, often with Berberis buxifolia, in forest clearings and wood margins from sea level to 300 metres. Plants are found on mounain slopes and in interior valleys, sometimes ascending to the timber line.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked. They are used in jams.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

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