Flowering Currant
Taken at
Doonfoot
on 31st March 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Flowering Currant.
Species
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Order:
Family:
Habit:
Ribes sanguineum.
Saxifragales.
Grossulariaceae
Flowering Shrub.
Habitat:
Height:
Flowers:
Fruit:
Likes partial shade
Up to 2 mts high.
Early Spring.
The fruit is a dark purple oval berry about 1 cm long,
edible but with an insipid taste.