Ribes aureum var. villosum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ribes aureum var. villosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

1. Ribes odoratum, Wendl. (R. longiflorum, Nutt. R. fragrans, Lodd. R. palmatum, Thory. R. aureum, Auth., not Pursh. R. missouriense, Hort. Chrysobotrya revoluta, Spach). Missouri Currant. Buffalo Currant. Golden Currant. Fig. 3402. Shrub, to 6 ft.: young branchlets pubescent: lvs. ovate to orbicular-reniform, cuneate or truncate at the base, deeply 3-5-lobed and coarsely dentate, glabrate, 1-3 in. broad; petioles pubescent, shorter than blade: racemes 5-8-fld.; rachis pubescent; bracts ovate to oval, foliaceous; fls. yellow, fragrant; tube about 1/2in. long, stout; sepals oblong, scarcely half as long as tube, spreading or revolute; petals nearly half as long as sepals, more or less red: fr. globose or ovoid, about 1/3in. across, black. East of Rocky Mts., S. D. to Texas, east to Minn. and Ark. L.B.C. 16:1533. B.R. 125. L.D.5:301. H.F. 1872:225 (as R. Oregoni).—A handsome shrub with yellow fragrant fls. appearing early in spring with the lvs. A form with large berries nearly 3/4in. diam. is sometimes cult. for its frs. as the Crandall. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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