Ribes turbinatum

Pojark.

Turbinate currant

GrossulariaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows along riverbanks.

Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan,

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, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

An upright shrub. Young shoots are hairy The leaves are 10 cm wide and have teeth around the edge. There are 4-7 flowers in clusters 3 cm long. The fruit are black berries.

References (1)

Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371

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