Ribes acerifolium
mapleleaf currant
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called maple-leaved currant
About
Ribes acerifolium, the mapleleaf currant, is a low, trailing currant from the Pacific Northwest of North America with red or pink flowers and black berries.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Trailing shrub up to about 1 m (40 in) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A trailing shrub reaching about 1 m tall, bearing red to pink flowers followed by black berries.
Distribution & habitat
Native to British Columbia in Canada and to Washington, Idaho and Oregon in the northwestern United States.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Canada, United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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