Plants : GrossulariaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Ribes sanguineum Pursh

Flowering Currant

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Ribes sanguineum

Description: This is a garden shrub which has escaped into wild situations in some places, and has also been deliberately planted as a hedging shrub along the Antrim Coast Road near Torr Head. Native to North America.

All names: Ribes sanguineum Pursh

Distribution Map from NBN: Ribes sanguineum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Ribes sanguineum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Ribes sanguineum. Pursh. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3516. Accessed on 2026-11-02.