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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> I have seen Ribes aureum growing in the woods. I ran across two named 
> selections of this species called Gwens golden currant and Idaho golden 
> currant. The wild ones I have seen are orange-fruited. These selections are 
> dark blue.
>
>   
I don't know anything about these cultivars, but I have seen that Ribes 
odoratum is sometimes considered to be just a variety of Ribes aureum. 
The common named selection of this plant is the 'Crandall' cultivar. 
I've seen it called a clove currant, buffalo currant, golden currant, 
Missouri currant, and just Crandall black currant.

Bill
Lincoln, NE (Zone 5)

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