Ribes rubrum 30May2017 NS7737 MP
Ribes sanguineum NS5755 08Apr2019 PW
Ribes nigrum NS7950 16Apr2016 MP
Ribes nigrum NS7155 18Apr2011 MP
Ribes nigrum NS7950 16Apr2016 MP
Ribes sanguineum NS5755 08Apr2019 PW
Ribes sanguineum NS5755 08Apr2019 PW
Ribes sanguineum NS5755 08Apr2019 PW
Ribes alpinum NT0233 02 June 2019 PW
Ribes alpinum NT0233 02 June 2019 PW
The leaves are shiny underneath
Ribes alpinum NT0233 02 June 2019 PW
Ribes alpinum NT0233 02 June 2019 PW
Ribes uva-crispa NS5954 01July2020 PW
Ribes uva-crispa NS5954 01July2020 PW
Ribes uva-crispa NS5954 01July2020 PW
Ribes uva-crispa NS 8543 23Sep2018 PW
Riber uva-crispa NS5757 20Jul2018 PW
Riber uva-crispa NS5757 20Jul2018 PW
Ribes species - Currants and Gooseberries
Ribes nigrum - Black Currant. Has scented leaves. The black fruit is shiny with no bloom.
Ribes rubrum - Red Currant. Has unscented leaves with more pointed main lobes than R. nigrum. The fruit is red.
Ribes sanguineum - Flowering Currant. There are no spines. The leaves are scented. The flowers are in long racemes and pink to red. The fruit is blackish purple with a white bloom.
Ribes alpinum - Mountain Currant.
Ribes uva-crispa - Gooseberry Has spiny stems. Leaves are greenish yellow, unscented and usually hairy. The flowers are in groups of 2 - 3 greenish-yellow or red tinged and hairy.