Ribes petraeum Wulfen

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall and does not have spines. The branches are stout. The flowers are red or pink and in groups 10 cm long. Fruit can be red or black.

Mountains from C. Europe to the Pyrenees. Grows in the mountainous forest zone under the canopy, in flood-lands and along brook beds; more common in areas covered by dark, coniferous forests; at elevations up to the tree line.

The fruit are eaten raw or in tarts, jams, jellies and preserves.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.