Ribes pulchellum

Turczaninow

Beautiful currant, Small-leaved currant, Ijirgana, Uhanai

GrossulariaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The mature red berries are eaten fresh.

Where to Find It

It is a cool temperate plant. It is native to north China. It grows between 300-3,800 m above sea level.

Asia, China, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 1-2 m high. The young branches are brown. There are pairs of prickles at the nodes. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and 1-4 cm long. There are 3 deep lobes. The flowers are red. Male and female flowers are separate on separate plants. The flowers are saucer shaped. The fruit are red berries. They are round and 5-6 mm across. They are in clusters 3 cm long.

References (3)

Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 427
Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536

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