Taxon: Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC.

Summary

Genus:

Ribes

Subgenus:

Ribes

Section:

Symphocalyx

Family:

Grossulariaceae

Nomen number:

405086

Place of publication:

Prodr. 3:483. 1828

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/153285

Verified:

05/22/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

33 (8 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Ribes aureum Pursh (9 active accession[s])
Ribes aureum Pursh var. aureum (14 active accession[s])
Ribes aureum Pursh var. gracillimum (Coville & Britton) Jeps. (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ribes odoratum H. L. Wendl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: mentions
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128.
Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Ribes odoratum
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Ribes odoratum "Wendland f. ex Bartling & Wendland f."
Hummer, K. E. & D. L. Barney. 2002. Currants. HortTechnol. 12:377-387.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois. Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
Lufman, M. 2000. Canadian breeding program for White Pine Blister resistance in black currants. HortTechnol. 10:555-556. Note: as Ribes odoratum
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Wang, L. et al. 2021. Sequencing and comparative analysis of the chloroplast genome of Ribes odoratum provide insights for marker development and phylogenetics in Ribes. Physiol. Molec. Biol. Plants 27:81-92. DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00932-4.
Wilson, A. W. et al. 2014. First report of the White Pine Blister Rust fungus, Cronartium ribicola, on Ribes odoratum in Indiana. Pl. Dis. 98:277. Note: this study reports this variety as "Ribes odoratum", an alternate host for the fungus Cronartium ribicola, a pathogen for pine trees
Yatskievych, G. & J. Turner. 1990. Catalogue of the flora of Missouri. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37. Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	buffalo currant	as Ribes odoratum	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
English	clove currant	as Ribes odoratum	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
English	Missouri currant	as Ribes odoratum	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Ribes odoratum J. C. Wendl.
English (Canada)	buffalo currant	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128.
French	groseillier doré	as Ribes odoratum	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Ribes odoratum
French (Canada)	gadellier du Missouri	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128.
German	wohlriechende Johannisbeere	as Ribes odoratum	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Ribes odoratum
Swedish	doftrips		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa	w.	Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	s.w.	Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.	Yatskievych, G. & J. Turner. 1990. Catalogue of the flora of Missouri. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Canada			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States		also cult.	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		e.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: mentions
6	Other					exact native range obscure	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa (w.), Kansas, Minnesota (s.w.), Missouri (s.), Nebraska, North Dakota (w.), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]

Cultivated
Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]

Northern America

REGION: Canada, United States (also cult.)

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: United States (e.)

Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: mentions
Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Yatskievych, G. & J. Turner. 1990. Catalogue of the flora of Missouri. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	of ornamental interest for aroma of its flowers	Hummer, K. E. & D. L. Barney. 2002. Currants. HortTechnol. 12:377-387.
Harmful organism host	crop diseases	host of the agent causing white pine blister rust fungus	Wilson, A. W. et al. 2014. First report of the White Pine Blister Rust fungus, Cronartium ribicola, on Ribes odoratum in Indiana. Pl. Dis. 98:277. Note: this study reports this variety as "Ribes odoratum", an alternate host for the fungus Cronartium ribicola, a pathogen for pine trees
Human food	fruit	as Ribes odoratum	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405086. Accessed 15 April 2026.