Common Name	Golden currant
Latin Name	Ribes aureum
Family	Grossulariaceae
Sunset zones / USDA zones	A2, A3, 1-12, 14-23 / 5-8
Type / Form	Shrub / Medium to large
Native Habitat	Canada to Mexico to 10,000 feet
Soil	Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic content, well draine
Water	Twice per month during hot, dry periods
Exposure	Full sun to part shade
Height X Width	To 10 feet by 10 feet
Protective Mechanism	None
Leaves	Alternate, simple, deciduous, distinctly 3 lobed with a few coarse teeth near ends of lobes, 1 to 2 inches long, somewhat thickened, glossy green above, paler below.
Flowers	Monoecious; yellow, tubular showy flowers, borne in spring, hanging clusters several inches long, clove-like fragrance. Glossy black (sometimes yellow to orange), round, 1/3 inch berries in a hanging cluster, resin dotted, ripen in mid summer to late summer.
Bark / Roots	Dark silvery gray with numerous raised lenticels. Twigs moderately stout, stiff, red-gray, no spines; reddish brown, pointed buds.
Maintenance	Low
Propagation	Seeds, cuttings
Pests and diseases
Landscape uses	Background, espalier, low maintenance
Garden Suitability	Butterfly, Songbird, Mountain, Hummingbird, Ethnobotanical, Thornless
Nature Value	Fruit eaten by a variety of wildlife, plant browsed by deer
Native American Uses	Fruit and flowers eaten
Links
Images and data	http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=24267
Images and data	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_aureum
Images and data	http://www.cwnp.org/photopgs/rdoc/riaureum.html
Images and data	http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=706
Images and data	http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7102
Images and data	http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Ribes%20aureum.pdf
Images and data	http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/81530/
Nursery, images, and data	http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Ribes+aureum+var.+gracillimum
Nursery, images, and data	http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/ribes-aureum-gracillimum
Nursery	Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345, 760-947-6261
Distribution map	http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RIAUA