Rock red currant
Ribes petraeum

Family: Grossulariaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall and does not have spines. The branches are stout. The flowers are red or pink and in groups 10 cm long. Fruit can be red or black.

There are about 150 Ribes species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the mountains in Europe.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Balkans, Bosnia, Caucasus, Europe, Georgia, Hungary, North Africa, Siberia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw or in tarts, jams, jellies and preserves. The leaves are used for tea.

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves - tea

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amierganos, Borfuge, Hagharjeni, Kaya cecemi, Kvasnice, Motskhari, Ribizla

Synonyms

Grossularia petraea (Wulfen) Bubani; Ribes atropurpureum C. A. Mey.; Ribes atropurpureum var. tomentosum Maxim.; Ribes biebersteinii Berland ex DC.; Ribes bullatum Otto & A. Dietr.; Ribes carpaticum Kit.; Ribes caucasicum M. Bieb. [Illegitimate]; Ribes petraeum var. tomentosum (Maxim.) Maxim.;