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Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum)
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Shrub
Pink
5 Petals
Alternate
Deciduous
Has Berries
Native
Description
CA Bloom Jan - Mar
Currants have no spines, while Gooseberries do.
Flowers are pink and white.
Currant and Gooseberry leaves are similar - wrinkled with many veins.
CA native
AKA Blood Currant, Pink Flowering Currant
Currant Family (Grossulariaceae)
This woody shrub has no spines. Tight hanging clusters of pinkish flowers turn into dark purple berries.
Flowers form hanging clusters. Leaves are wrinkled with many veins and have a resinous smell.
5-petaled flowers are pink and white, growing closely together.
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