Redcurrant

Redcurrant
	Cultivated redcurrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Genus:	Ribes
Species:	R. rubrum
Binomial name
	Ribes rubrum; L. 1753 not Torr. & A. Gray 1840 nor Hook. f. & Thomson 1858
Synonyms
	List Grossularia rubra (L.) Scop. ; Ribes acidum Turcz. ex Pojark. ; Ribes hispidulum (Jancz.) Pojark. ; Ribes rubrum var. scandicum Jancz. ; Ribes rubrum var. sylvestre DC. ex Berland. ; Ribes spicatum subsp. scandicum Hyl. ; Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & Koch ; Ribes vulgare Lam. ; Ribes vulgare var. sylvestre Lam. ; Ribesium rubrum Medik. ; Ribes triste var. alaskanum Berger ;

The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family. It is native to western Europe.^[2]^[3]^[4] The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.^[5]^[6]

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