American Red Currant

Ribes triste

Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	0.5
Layer	Shrubs
Edible parts	Fruit
Propagation method	Seed - direct sow, Cuttings
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Alternate name	Red currant, swamp currant
Family	Grossulariaceae
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Pollination	Self-fertile
Warning	susceptible to honey fungus, susceptible to white pine blister rust
Soil pH	4.5-6.5
Native to	USA, Canada, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Spacing	60cm
Habitat	Damp deciduous and coniferous woods, Margins of bogs, Along streams
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