Buffalo Currant

Ribes aureum

Pursh Species

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Botanical name
Ribes aureum
Also known as
Buffalo Currant, Golden Currant
Family
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Ribes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Buffalo Currant

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ribes aureum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Chrysobotrya aurea Coreosma longiflora Coreosma longifolia Ribes aureum var. longiflorum Ribes longiflorum

Others in Ribes

Ribes nigrum
Black Currant
Ribes brandegeei
Ribes affine
Ribes uva-crispa
Cultivated Gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant
Ribes × pallidum
Ribes × varoi
Ribes acerifolium
Maple-Leaved Currant

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