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Field note · August 2025

Ribes americanum, the wild american black currant

Oak Summit Nursery · Southern Manitoba

Ribes americanum, the wild american black currant. near the end of the season, but found enough fruit for seed to grow next year. they grow prolifically in this wet marshy area, and I found one patch that was doing great in full shade. you can see in the last photo that all three stages of ripeness green to red and fully ripe black can be on one raceme. I suspect the wildlife has been eating them as the ripen. #nativeplants