White currant - Photo by mako
White currants belong to the same species as red currants (Ribes rubrum). The difference is just a variation in color.
Names
Scientific
Ribes rubrum
English
Pink currant
White currant
Whitecurrant
Dutch
Witte aalbes
Witte bes
Spanish
Grosella blanca
Grosellero
French
Groseille
Groseille blanche
German
Weiße Johannisbeere
Taxonomy
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Ribes
Species
Ribes rubrum (White currant)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Fruits
Minor crops
Temperate crops
Pictures
White currant - Photo by mako
White currant - Photo by Kristen Taylor