Ribes cereum

Identification

Ribes cereum, Wax Currant and Squaw Currant.
Ribes cereum, Wax Currant, growing in the Yellow Pine Forest, at Big Bear, California. - grid24_3
Ribes cereum, Wax Currant
Ribes cereum Wax Currant - grid24_3
Ribes cereum, wax currant, near the lovely pit toilet.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant or Squaw Currant - grid24_3
Ribes cereum Wax Currant or Squaw Currant

Description

syn. R. cereum var. pedicellare, R.c. var. farinosum, R. c. var. viridescens, Ribes inebrians, R. reniforme, R. balsamifera, , R. spaethianum, R. pumilium, R. churchii.
Wax currant or Squaw currant is a Ribes by many a name that makes a mounding shrub in the mountains. Drop a log next to it and you have your cabin landscaping. In the Sierras or Southern California mountains Squaw Currant makes an excellent choice for a groundcover in a bird garden. Currants are not tasty but are edible.

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Characteristics

Ribes cereum Wax Currant tolerates deer.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's foliage color is green, type is deciduous, has fragrance and is edible.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's flower color is pink, has a fragrance and is edible.
Ribes cereum Wax Currant's fruit has fragrance and is edible.

Communities

Communities for Ribes cereum Wax Currant:Alpine Fell-Fields, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mountain Meadow, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sub-Alpine Forest and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Ribes cereum

ph: 5.00 to 7.50
usda: 5 to 8
height[m]: 1.00 to 1.50
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 50.00 to 100.00

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