Ribes odoratum Wendl.f.
A spineless, erect, deciduous shrub with ovate, 3- to 5-lobed leaves, to 8cm long, turning red and purple in autumn, and pendant racemes of tubular, fragrant yellow flowers, to 5cm long, in spring, followed by spherical black fruit, to 1cm across. To 2m. [Hilliers’, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No specific data but Ribes aureum Pursh, which see, and Ribes odoratum Wendl.f. may well be geographic forms of the same species, Ribes odoratum occurring to the east of the Rockies and Ribes aureum to the west. Hilliers’ Manual comments that Ribes odoratum was ‘for long cultivated in gardens as R. aureum, which is a rarer, less ornamental species with smaller flowers.’
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.829/1843]. A more likely identification of Macarthur’s ‘Ribes aureum’ is Ribes aureum Pursh which see.
Notes
Published Mar 25, 2009 - 03:32 PM | Last updated Mar 27, 2010 - 04:24 PM
| Family | Grossulariaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Central USA |
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| Common Name | Missouri currant, Clove currant |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Ribes aureum - Golden flowered currant |
| Confidence level | low |
