''Ribes bracteosum'', the stink currant, is a species of currant native to western coastal

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from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California. ''R. bracteosum'' is a deciduous

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

, without thorns, growing to tall. The

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

are across,

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ly lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...

s long containing 20–40 flowers; each flower is in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant. Its habitats include stream banks, moist woods, shorelines and thickets.

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Plants of British Columbia: ''Ribes bracteosum''Jepson Flora Project: ''Ribes bracteosum''
bracteosum Flora of the West Coast of the United States Flora of British Columbia Plants described in 1832 Flora of Alaska Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{saxifragales-stub