Buffalo currant, Golden currant, Missouri currant
Ribes aureum

Family: Grossulariaceae

What it is like

A upright bush. It grows 1.8 m high and spreads 1.8 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves have 3 lobes. They have coarse teeth. The yellow flowers hang down. The fruit are purple-black.

There are about 150 Ribes species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Canada it grows on stream banks and in open prairies. In Pakistan it is cultivated between 1,500-2,000 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 2-9. Melbourne Botanical gardens.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Europe, Hungary, Mexico, Pakistan, North America, Siberia, USA

How it is used for food

The fruit are used in jellies, sauces and pies. They can be dried and stored. They are also eaten raw.

It is a cultivated plant as well as growing wild.

Edible parts

Fruit, flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aranyribizli, Corinto, Pokopisa

Synonyms

Chrysobotrya aurea (Pursh) Rydb.; Chrysobotrya intermedia Spach; Chrysobotrya lindleyana Spach; Chrysobotrya odorata (H. L. Wendl.) Rydb.; Chrysobotrya revoluta Spach; Coreosma longiflora Lunell; Coreosma odorata (H. L. Wendl.) Nieuwl.; Ribes aureum var. longiflorum (Nutt.) Jancz.; Ribes aureum var. tenuiflorum (Lindl.) Jeps.; Ribes flavum Berland.; Ribes fragrans Lodd. Ribes longiflorum Nutt.; Ribes tenuiflorum Lindl.; Ribes odoratum H. L. Wendl.; Ribes palmatum Deshmukh; Ribes tenuiflorum Lindl.;