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| Life form: |
| Spiny, much-branched shrub |
| Stems: |
| Height 50-150cm, spiny stems |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate; deeply three-lobed, hairy or glabrous, bluish-green beneath, margins toothed |
| Flowers: |
| Small white petals, 5 stamens |
| Flowering Period: |
| April-May |
| Fruits: |
| Stiff bristle-haired berries |
| Habitat: |
| Woods and hedges |
| Distribution: |
| Southern and central Sweden |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ribes, from the Arabic name of some shrub with acid fruit.
uva-crispa, Latin uva grape and crispus curly, which refers to its berries and curly leaves.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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