Ribes bracteosum (known by the common names stink currant and fragrant currant), is a species of currant native to western coastal North America.
R. bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to tall. The leaves are across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes long containing 20–40 flowers; each flower is in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom.
Distribution and habitat It is native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California.Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map Its habitats include stream banks, moist woods, shorelines and thickets.
Uses The fruit is edible but sometimes unpleasant.
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Plants of British Columbia: Ribes bracteosum Jepson Flora Project: Ribes bracteosum