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Cultivated currant

Ribes rubrum

Plants
IntroducedShrubPerennialmars
Cultivated currant, photo 1 of 5
Cultivated currant, In flower
Cultivated currant, In fruit
150 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 150 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests. Flowers in March.

There are 303 observations of Cultivated currant in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie71
  2. Capitale-Nationale59
  3. Montréal55
  4. Estrie29
  5. Lanaudière17
  6. Laurentides16
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  8. Outaouais12
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  10. Mauricie9
  11. Laval6
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderSaxifragalesFamilyGrossulariaceaeGenusRibes

Similar species

TOXIC
Guelder roseViburnum opulus
Alpine currantRibes alpinum
Red currantRibes triste
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
European black currantRibes nigrum
Wild black currantRibes americanum
Golden currantRibes aureum
European gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Eastern prickly gooseberryRibes cynosbati
SquashberryViburnum edule
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