Ribes aureum Ribes aureum Ribes aureum, known by the common names golden currant, clove currant, pruterberry and buffalo currant, is a species in the genus "Ribes". It is native to Canada, most of the United States (except the southeast) and northern Mexico. The variety "Ribes aureum" var. "villosum" is sometimes considered a full species, Ribes odoratum. It belongs to the subgenus "Ribes", which contains other currants, such as the blackcurrant and redcurrant ("Ribes nigrum" and "rubrum"), and is the sole member of the section "Symphocalyx". "Ribes aureum" is a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub, tall. Leaves are green, with 3 or 5
Ribes cereum to form a corolla-like structure. Inside there are minute white or pinkish petals, five stamens, and a two protruding green styles. The fruit is a rather tasteless red berry up to a centimeter (0.4 inch) wide, with a characteristically long, dried flower remnant at the end. The Zuni people use the berries of the "pedicellare" variety as food, and eat the leaves with uncooked mutton fat or deer fat. Ribes cereum Ribes cereum is a species of currant known by the common names wax currant and squaw currant ("R. c." var. "pedicellare" is known as whisky currant). It is native