Ribes diacanthum, the Siberian currant, is an Asian species of currant. It is native to northeastern Asia (Russia, Mongolia, Korea, northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia)).Flora of China, Ribes diacanthum Pallas, 1776. 双刺茶藨子 shuang ci cha biao zi The species is also sparingly naturalised in the Canadian Province of Manitoba, having escaped in the 1940s from an agricultural experiment station near Brandon.Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution mapFlora of North America, Ribes diacanthum Pallas 1776
Ribes diacanthum is a shrub up to tall, dioecious (with male and female flowers on different plants). Flowers are yellow-green. Fruits are red, spherical, and reportedly good-tasting.
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External links line drawings from Flora of China Illustrations vol. 8, fig. 319, 1-2