Ribes diacanthum explained

Ribes diacanthum, the Siberian currant,^[1] is an Asian species of currant. It is native to northeastern Asia (Russia, Mongolia, Korea, northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia)).^[2] The species is also sparingly naturalised in the Canadian Province of Manitoba, having escaped in the 1940s from an agricultural experiment station near Brandon.^{[3] [4]}

Ribes diacanthum is a shrub up to 2sp=usNaNsp=us tall, dioecious (with male and female flowers on different plants). Flowers are yellow-green. Fruits are red, spherical, and reportedly good-tasting.^[2]

External links

• line drawings from Flora of China Illustrations vol. 8, fig. 319, 1-2

Notes and References

1. Book: Lee . Sangtae . Chang . Kae Sun . English Names for Korean Native Plants . 2015 . . Pocheon . 978-89-97450-98-5 . 607 . 7 March 2019 . Korea Forest Service.
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010165 Flora of China, Ribes diacanthum Pallas, 1776. 双刺茶藨子 shuang ci cha biao zi
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Ribes%20diacanthum.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200010165 Flora of North America, Ribes diacanthum Pallas 1776