Red-flowering Currant

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Ribes sanguineum

Red-flowering Currant, a reference photo
Photo: Mark Robinson from Williton, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Ribes sanguineum, the flowering currant, redflower currant, red-flowering currant, or red currant is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Grossulariaceae. It is native to the western United States and Canada.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Red-flowering Currant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Ribes
Species
Ribes sanguineum

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