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golden currant

Ribes aureum

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Common names

25 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 金茶藨子[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 金茶藨子[3]
Czech
  • meruzalka zlatá[3]
Danish
Estonian
  • kuldsõstar[3]
Finnish
  • kultaherukka[3]
German
Hungarian
  • arany ribiszke[3]
  • aranyribiszke[3]
Latvian
  • Zelta jāņoga[3]
Lithuanian
  • Auksuotasis serbentas[3]
Mono
  • pangwabuhia[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Porzeczka złota[3]
Russian
  • Смородина золотистая[3]
Slovak
  • ríbezľa zlatá[3]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Altın Frenküzümü[3]
Ukrainian
  • Порічки золотисті[3]
Washo
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Ribes aureum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gold-Johannisbeere — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • golden currant — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • gadellier doré — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Groseillier doré — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Gele ribes — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ribes aureum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Gold-Johannisbeere (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174006; taxon 4SY7V.
  • Golden currant (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174007; taxon 4SY7V.
[3] Ribes aureum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gold-Johannisbeere — results[28].names[23]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • golden currant — results[28].names[1]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • gadellier doré — results[28].names[6]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Groseillier doré — results[28].names[3]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Gele ribes — results[28].names[15]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • nanhólwa — results[28].names[4]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • meruzalka zlatá — results[28].names[5]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Смородина золотистая — results[28].names[7]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • gullrips — results[28].names[8]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • kultaherukka — results[28].names[9]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Auksuotasis serbentas — results[28].names[10]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • gullrips — results[28].names[11]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • kuldsõstar — results[28].names[12]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • 金茶藨子 — results[28].names[13]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • 金茶藨子 — results[28].names[14]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Guld-ribs — results[28].names[16]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Порічки золотисті — results[28].names[17]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Zelta jāņoga — results[28].names[18]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • arany ribiszke — results[28].names[19]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Porzeczka złota — results[28].names[20]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • aranyribiszke — results[28].names[21]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • ríbezľa zlatá — results[28].names[22]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • pangwabuhia — results[28].names[24]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
  • Altın Frenküzümü — results[28].names[25]; taxon id 55544; Ribes aureum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Ribes aureum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Grossulariaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Canada to W. & C. U.S.A.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Buffalo Currant (Ribes aureum) is a shrub. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Ribes aureum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1146241; ID 4SY7V; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1146241; ID 4SY7V; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ribes aureum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 556658; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 869189, 869190, 869191, 869192, 869193, 869194, 869195, 869196, 869197, 869198, 869200, 869201, 869202, 869203, 869204, 869205, 869206, 869207, 869208, 869213, 869219, 869220, 869221, 869222, 869223, 869224, 869225, 869227

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.