Glaciale Currant / Gooseberry (Ribes glaciale)

Family: Grossulariaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Ribes glaciale is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). It is in flower from April to June, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasting red fruit is about 7mm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ripe fruit is edible.; The fruit is extremely sour.; The sour tasting red fruit is about 7mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests and shrubberies, 2600 - 4400 metres from Afghanistan to S.W. China. Forests and thickets in mountain valleys, mountain slopes and rocks at elevations of 1900 - 3000 metres in W. China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)