Common name:
Redcurrant
Family:
Scientific name:
Ribes rubrum
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 2 m
Habitat:
Streambanks, riversides, moist woodland
Flowers:
In pendent clusters of between six and 20; the broad, flattened, bell-shaped flowers have five small sepals and five greenish petals, around an orange-yellow centre of five stamens and two styles
Fruit:
Spherical red berries, up to 1 cm in diameter
Leaves:
Broadly ovate, partly divided into 3 or 5 lobes, lined by rounded teeth
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
