Redcurrants (red currants) on sale at Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
he redcurrant, or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family. It is native to parts of western Europe (Belgium, Great Britain, France, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, northern Italy, northern Spain, Portugal, Poland, and Croatia). The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions. Ribes rubrum is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1– m (– ft) tall, occasionally 2 m (7 ft), with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous 4–8 cm (2–3 in) racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about 8–12 mm (– in) diameter, with 3–10 berries on each raceme. An established bush can produce 3–4 kg (7–9 lb) of berries from mid to late summer. *** Description sourced from Wikipedia.
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Location: Granville Island Public Market, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photo credit: © Felix Choo / Alamy / Afripics
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