Golden Currant
Ribes Aureum
Plant type: Shrub
Growing Season: No information found
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: Low
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: No information found
Acceptable Soil Conditions: No information found
Max Plant Height (in ft): 10
First Bloom: April
Last Bloom: May
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): No minimum elevation found
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 10000
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: Slow
Germination Requirements: Cold stratification
Reproduction: High
Establishment: High
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Low Light, Disturbance, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Wildlife habitat, Pollinator habitat, Big Game habitat, Songbird habitat, Upland Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Bumblebee habitat, Monarch Butterfly habitat
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- https://nhmu.utah.edu/golden-currant
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/cs_riau.pdf
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/ribaur/all.html
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/idpmctn13443.pdf
- https://data.fs.usda.gov/research/pubs/iitf/iitf_gtr026.pdf#page=647
- https://calscape.org/Ribes-aureum-(Golden-Currant)
- https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T1WXM2pMJ2MC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=use+of+%22ribes+aureum%22+in+coal+mine+reclamation&ots=Cl_mqO86dc&sig=6uzQKeC-kuR8tcxQFbDm1AgzvRg#v=onepage&q=ribes%20aureum&f=false