Red Flowering Currant

#10. Red-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Family:

Gooseberry Family

Habitat:

Open or shady woods

Characteristics:

1. Woody shrub grows to 8 feet.

2. Many small red bell-shaped flowers on racemes.

3. Leaf shaped like a fuzzy goose foot.

Uses:

1. Edible berries, dried, raw, used in jams or wine.

2. Host to White Pine Rust (kills pines). Many have been killed for this reason.

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