| Plants : Grossulariaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
Description: Blackcurrant is probably best known as a garden plant grown for its black fruits, but it also occurs in damp woods or thickets across Northern Ireland. It is not native to Ireland: the 'wild' plants are derived from garden stock.
All names: Ribes nigrum L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Ribes nigrum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Ribes nigrum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Ribes nigrum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3515. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |