Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes alpinum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes alpinum is a much-branched, deciduous shrub with a dense crown; it usually grows 50 - 180cm tall, though can occsionally reach 3 metres or more[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental, where different cultivars can be used as hedges or for ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Spain, east to the Ukraine, Caucasus and Turkey; N. Africa - Morocco.

HabitatCliffs and rocky woods on limestone[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Broadleaf and spruce-broadleaf forests, forest edges, among shrubs, riverbanks; on slopes: mainly stony - limestone as well as granite slopes; rocky forest sites[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].