| Scientific name: | Ribes rubrum L. | |
| Swedish name: | Röda vinbär | |
| German name: | Rote Johannisbeere | |
| Nederlandse naam: | Aalbes, rode bes, witte bes | |
| English name: | Redcurrant | |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae, Gooseberry family, Ripsväxter |
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| Life form: | Deciduous shrub | |
| Stems: | Unarmed, straggling, or reclined stems | |
| Leaves: | five-lobed leaves | |
| Flowers: | Yellow-green, in pendulous 4–8 cm racemes | |
| Flowering Period: | May, June | |
| Fruits: | Bright red translucent edible berries about 8–12 mm diameter, with 3-10 berries on each raceme | |
| Habitat: | Introduced-naturalized; woods, hedges and scrub, much grown and often obviously relict or escaped. |
Derivation of the botanical name: Ribes, from the Arabic name of some shrub with acid fruit. rubrum, ruber, red, ruddy.
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