Flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Scientific Name
Ribes sanguineum Pursh
Common Names
currant, flowering currant, pink-flowered currant, red flowering currant, red-flower currant, redflower currant, red-flowered currant, red-flowering currant, winter currant
Family
Grossulariaceae
Origin
Native to western Canada (i.e. British Columbia) and western USA (i.e. Washington, Oregon and California.
Naturalised Distribution
Locally naturalised in Tasmania.
Also naturalised overseas in New Zealand.
Notes
Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) is regarded as an environmental weed in Tasmania.
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