Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes sanguineum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes sanguineum is an erect, deciduous shrub; it can grow 100 - 400cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often cultivated as an ornamental, valued especially for its floral display, and is sometimes grown as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America. Occasionally naturalized in Britain.

HabitatOpen forests, rocky slopes, clearings, roadsides, wooded valleys and mountains; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,400 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Open to wooded, moist to rather dry valleys and foothills[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].