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PLANTS

Wild black currant

Ribes americanum

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialYellow flowers
Wild black currant, photo 1 of 5
Wild black currant, In flower
Wild black currant, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 91 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 234 observations of Wild black currant in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie69
  2. Montréal64
  3. Outaouais35
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  5. Laurentides13
  6. Estrie12
  7. Lanaudière9
  8. Laval8
  9. Nord-du-Québec2
  10. Capitale-Nationale2
  11. Mauricie2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
European black currantRibes nigrum
Eastern prickly gooseberryRibes cynosbati
Golden currantRibes aureum
Northern black currantRibes hudsonianum
Alpine currantRibes alpinum
Red currantRibes triste
Canadian gooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
Common motherwortLeonurus cardiaca
Hairystem gooseberryRibes hirtellum
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
Mapleleaf viburnumViburnum acerifolium