Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum)

Family: Grossulariaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and not very acid, but less palatable than R. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Sweet and not very acid, but less palatable than R.; rubrum, the red currant.; An insipid fruit, it is not palatable.

Habitat & North American Range

Cliffs and rocky woods on limestone. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)