Species

Ribes nigrum

Etymology

nigrum: Latin meaning black

Common Name(s)

black current

Family

Grossulariaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

RIBNIG

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

Green,Red / Pink

Year Naturalised

1922

Origin

Temperate Eurasia

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014