Golden Currant
Ribes aureum Pursh - Currant family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Golden Currant: Abagrotis nefascia, Aseptis binotata, Decodes asapheus, Filatima prognosticata, Leptarctia californiae, Macaria occiduaria, Macaria ribearia, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica lutescens, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Mesogona olivata, Neoterpes trianguliferata, Pyrrharctia isabella, Tharsalea arota, Tharsalea arota nubila, Xanthotype sospeta
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
- USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.