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PLANTS

Golden currant

Ribes aureum

Plants
IntroducedShrubPerennialYellow flowers
Golden currant, photo 1 of 5
Golden currant, In flower
Golden currant, In fruit
3.0 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 3.0 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests.

There are 98 observations of Golden currant in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Laval, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal56
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Laval9
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Alpine currantRibes alpinum
European black currantRibes nigrum
European gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
Fragrant sumacRhus aromatica
Wild black currantRibes americanum
Canadian gooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
TOXIC
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