Shinyleaf Currant

Ribes cruentum Greene

Currant family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Red

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Dysstroma formosa, Eulithis propulsata, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Stretchia muricina, Stretchia plusiaeformis, Tharsalea arota

Native Range

USA: California, Oregon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.