Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes luridum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes luridum is an unarmed, deciduous s; it can grow 100 - 300cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Sichuan, Yunnam), northern India, Nepal, Bhutan

HabitatForests, forest margins, slopes and river banks; at elevations from 2,800 - 4,100 metres in western China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].