Ribes viridifolium

(Abrams) A. Heller

Chaparral currant

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten fresh.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In western China it grows between 500-1,200 m above sea level.

Asia, China, North America, USA,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The young branches are smooth and do not have spines. The leaves are oval and 2-7 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The fruit are round and red. They are 6-8 mm across.

Names & Synonyms

Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium Abrams

References (1)

Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 478 (As Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium)

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