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Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum Pursh

Flowering Currant is a beautiful plant with pink or red flowers that smell sweet. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies!

Lebensraum: Woodlands and gardens

Aussehen

The Flowering Currant is a deciduous shrub that bursts with vibrant pink to deep red bell-shaped flowers in drooping clusters during early spring. Its lobed green leaves provide a lush backdrop to the showy blooms, making it stand out visually from other early-season shrubs.

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Flowering Currant
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Flowering Currant

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

It's a cousin to gooseberries, even though it grows without their prickly thorns!

Its tart purple berries are edible, though often used for jams and jellies, not eaten fresh!

Native Americans traditionally used parts of this plant for food and even for dyes.

The 'sanguineum' in its name means 'blood-red,' referring to the vibrant flower color!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nectar Beacon

Flowering Currant has bright red, tubular flowers packed with nectar that act like a beacon, drawing in hummingbirds for pollination.

Fähigkeit

Spring Pioneer

This plant blooms very early in the year, offering a vital food source for insects and birds when other flowers are still dormant.

Fähigkeit

Water Saver

Its deep root system helps Flowering Currant survive drier periods, drawing essential moisture from deeper soil layers.

Maße und Details

Höhe
150-300 cm
Ausbreitung
150-250 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Early spring
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

feasts on abundant early spring nectar

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

collects vital pollen and nectar

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on its leaves and twigs

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

disperses seeds by consuming berries

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Red Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Explore with care and ask an adult if you’re unsure what to do.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Flowering Currant?

150-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Flowering Currant?

150-250 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Flowering Currant?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Flowering Currant?

Early spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Flowering Currant?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Flowering Currant?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Flowering Currant?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Flowering Currant?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

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