Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum Dougl.
Wax Currant
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Season Indicator
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
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Ribes cereum Dougl.
Scientific name: Ribes cereum Dougl.
USDA symbol: RICEC2 (
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Common names: Wax Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: First plant to sprout green leaves in spring.
RECRD: 12686 id: 33410