Ribes bracteosum
Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant,[1] is a species of currant native to western coastal North America. R. bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall.[2] The leaves are 5–20 centimetres (2–8 inches) across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long containing 20–40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 millimetres (3⁄16–3⁄8 inch) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom.[3]
Distribution and habitatIt is native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California.[4][5] Its habitats include stream banks, moist woods, shorelines and thickets.[3] UsesThe fruit is edible but sometimes unpleasant.[3][2] References
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