Ribes nigrum
Ribes nigrum
FamilyGenus: Ribesnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
A deciduous shrub introduced to Great Britain and now established. It bears broad leaves and flowers in April and May. Preferring shady, moist sites with moderately fertile soil, it reaches about 1.2 metres in height.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Leaves appear in spring, followed by flowers in April and May. The shrub is deciduous, dropping its leaves in autumn and remaining bare over winter.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Schatten
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Mai
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
1.211 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Nectar
30.5732 µl/Blüte
Pollen
0.25 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in a shady position in moist, average garden soil. Maintain even soil moisture; avoid dry conditions. A neutral to slightly acid pH is ideal. No special feeding is required in moderately fertile ground.
Scientific profile
Ribes nigrum is a deciduous, woody shrub typically reaching 1.2 metres in height. Its broad leaves emerge on a terrestrial shrub form. Flowering occurs from April to May. The species prefers shaded conditions and moist soils of average fertility, with a neutral to slightly acidic reaction. It exhibits low tolerance to disturbance and is indicative of moderately warm temperatures. It was introduced to Great Britain and has been established there.
Pollinators & visitors
18 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
26 species use this plant as a host
Eulithis prunataEulithis mellinataDysstroma truncataEupithecia assimilataAbraxas grossulariataMacaria wauariaOurapteryx sambucariaOperophtera brumataErannis defoliariaMelanchra persicariaeZeuzera pyrinaOrgyia antiquaXylena exsoletaYponomeuta padellaOrthosia gothicaLacanobia thalassinaAutographa gammaSpilarctia luteaLasiocampa quercusOpisthograptis luteolataOdontopera bidentataAlsophila aesculariaCrocallis elinguariaCosmia trapezinaBiston betulariaArctia caja
Other flower visitors
35 other species visit the flowers
Columba palumbusPhylloscopus trochilusFringilla coelebsSitta europaeaDendrocopos leucotosTurdus iliacusTurdus pilarisPoecile montanusLuscinia lusciniaFicedula parvaApodemus flavicollisErithacus rubeculaParus majorTurdus viscivorusPeriparus aterPsittacula krameriHarmonia axyridisCalvia quatuordecimguttataPhyllopertha horticolaOriolus oriolusTurdus merulaSylvia atricapillaDryocopus martiusDendrocoptes mediusMartes martesFicedula hypoleucaCoccothraustes coccothraustesPoecile palustrisDendrocopos majorPyrrhula pyrrhulaSylvia borinHippolais icterinaGarrulus glandariusTurdus philomelosMuscicapa striata
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_427168769
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