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PLANTS

Red currant

Ribes triste

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialPurple flowers
Red currant, photo 1 of 5
Red currant, In flower
Red currant, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 61 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 1,702 observations of Red currant in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec284
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue250
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent208
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine150
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean149
  6. Côte-Nord112
  7. Capitale-Nationale90
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches86
  9. Laurentides86
  10. Estrie78
  11. Mauricie63
  12. Outaouais62
  13. Lanaudière33
  14. Centre-du-Québec26
  15. Montérégie16
  16. Montréal7
  17. Laval2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
SquashberryViburnum edule
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
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Guelder roseViburnum opulus
Northern black currantRibes hudsonianum
Wild black currantRibes americanum
Swamp currantRibes lacustre
European black currantRibes nigrum
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Eastern prickly gooseberryRibes cynosbati