Scientific Name:	Ribes alpinum
Pronunciation:	RYE-beez al-PYE-num
Common Name:	alpine currant, mountain currant
Family Name:	Grossulariaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Dense, Spreading, Twiggy Form: Round Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Mixed shrub border, Sheared hedge, Wildlife food Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Rounded Margins: Pinnately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Not showy, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: May

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Dark-red Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Showy, Edible, edible but with an insipid taste

Bark or Stem Colour:     Leaf Bud Type: Narrowly conical, One-scaled

Propagation:	Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Dieback, Heart rot, Rust, Scale insects, Rabbit resistant, Deer resistant

Location(s): (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area : storm planter Location Map

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