{"id":13612,"date":"2018-08-03T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13612"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:26:54","slug":"ribes-sanguineum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/plants\/ribes-sanguineum","title":{"rendered":"Red-flowering currant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Ribes sanguineum <\/em>&#8211; Red flowering currant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At a Glance:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/red-flowering-currant-by-sarah-verlinde.png\" alt=\"top: pink currant flowe\nbottom: bluish currant berries\" class=\"wp-image-15887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/red-flowering-currant-by-sarah-verlinde.png 399w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/red-flowering-currant-by-sarah-verlinde-153x300.png 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Family:  Grossulariaceae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant Type:  deciduous erect shrub<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distribution:  Pacific Coast, California to British Columbia, as far east as Idaho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habitat:  widespread at low elevations in open or wooded areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Height:  9 feet tall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flower\/Fruits: racemes (clusters) of small hot pink to red 5-petaled flowers. Fruits are black berries with a whitish-blue powdery wax covering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowering Season: March &#8211; June<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leaves:   lobed leaves that look like a grape leaf, deltoid-ovate. Green on top, with a lighter green underside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generation: Perennial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bark:  reddish-brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notable feature: fragrant when in bloom with nice fall color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restoration and Conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Red-flowering currant tolerates poor soil and grows in sunny to partly shady areas making it a great landscaping or restoration shrub. Spring flowers provide a nectar source for hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators. 足彩app哪个是正规的 berries are eaten by birds and mammals, and the leaves are eaten by deer and elk. Many moths and butterflies use the leaves as forage during the caterpillar stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethnobotany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacific Northwest tribes (Skagit, Salish, Quileute, Hoh and many others)  ate the berries. 足彩app哪个是正规的 berries were collected and eaten fresh, or dried and saved for winter months, sometimes they would be added to soups for flavoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References and Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/naeb.brit.org\/uses\/search\/?string=ribes+sanguineum\">NAEB: Ribes sanguineum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/biology.burke.washington.edu\/herbarium\/imagecollection\/taxon.php?Taxon=Ribes%20sanguineum\">WTU Image Herbarium: Ribes sanguineum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was written by Sarah Verlinde. For questions regarding the UWB\/CC Plant Tour, contact Sarah at <a href=\"mailto:severlin@uw.edu?subject=Native%20plant%20tour%20inquiry\">severlin@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ribes sanguineum &#8211; Red flowering currant At a Glance: Restoration and Conservation Red-flowering currant tolerates poor soil and grows in sunny to partly shady areas making it a great landscaping or restoration shrub. Spring flowers provide a nectar source for hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators. 足彩app哪个是正规的 berries are eaten by birds and mammals, and the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":13590,"menu_order":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13612","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"Tyson Kemper","email":"wildhair@uw.edu","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Red-flowering currant - North Creek Wetland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/plants\/ribes-sanguineum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Red-flowering currant - North Creek Wetland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ribes sanguineum &#8211; Red flowering currant At a Glance: Restoration and Conservation Red-flowering currant tolerates poor soil and grows in sunny to partly shady areas making it a great landscaping or restoration shrub. 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