Other common names:
American Black Currant French names:
Gadellier d'Amérique Family: Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) Group: Currants Distinctive features: Shrub, ;Yellow-green tubular flowers hanging down in racemes. Similar species: •
Other Currants - See Currants •
Gooseberries - See Gooseberries. Flowers: Summer; Yellow; 5 parts (petals); Whitish-greenish flowers in a raceme, hanging down. More than 5 flowers in the raceme. Leaves: Alternate; Simple; Alternate. Fruit/Seeds:
Black fruit Habitat:
Rich woods, thickets, stream banks Edible: Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 306 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: americanum: American For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
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