Skunk Currant

Ribes glandulosum

Found in periglacial boulderfields, high elevation seeps, spruce-fir forests. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: 1–3 feet
Light: Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture: Dry to moist

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Ribes glandulosum — leaf photograph — (c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

At a glance

Life cycle: Woody perennial
Leaves: Deciduous
Bloom: May to June
Fruiting season: June to September

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Not yet recorded · Spread

Recorded in 8 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Groundwater seep. Shown: Gum Swamp Trail, Weymouth Woods, North Carolina, a neighboring state.Weymouth Woods Gum Swamp Trail seep, ncwetlands.org, undated. CC BY 2.0. Source record.

Regional / representative. Shown: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee; representative habitat composite, not a documented exact viewpoint, a neighboring state.Spruce-fir forest, Hynes, Robert 'Bob', by 2012. Public domain. Source record.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 99 animals.

Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Birds. 2 shared habitats

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

81CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Ribes

Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
Alcathoe caudataClematis Borer, Clematis Clearwing Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apamea amputatrixYellow-Headed Cutworm Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper

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Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Carposina fernaldanaCurrant Fruitworm Moth
Cepphis armatariaScallop Moth
Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Dichorda iridariaShowy Emerald
Dysstroma citrataDark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma hersiliataOrange-Barred Carpet
Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Eulithis propulsataCurrant Eulithis
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
Hesperumia sulphurariaSulphur Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Limenitis arthemisBanded Purple, Red-Spotted Admiral
Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
Lithophane baileyiBailey's Pinion
Lithophane tepidaWarm Gray Pinion, White-Eyes Pinion
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Macaria evagariaDrab Angle
Macaria subcessariaBarred Angle, Barred Granite
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Melanchra adjunctaHitched Arches
Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nymphalis milbertiMilbert's Tortoise Shell, Fire-Rim Tortoise Shell
Olethreutes appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Platypolia ancepsGray-Dusted Sallow
Polia nimbosaStormy Arches
Polygonia progneGray Comma
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Pseudopostega quadristrigellaGooseberry Barkminer
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Selenia alcipheariaNorthern Selenia, Northern Thorn
Sicya maculariaSharp-Lined Yellow
Sideridis roseaThe Rosewing
Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Xylena nuperaRed Swordgrass Moth, American Swordgrass Moth, False Armyworm
Zophodia grossulariellaGooseberry Fruitworm Moth
Acleris maccana
Carposina ottawana
Herpetogramma aquilonalis
Opostegoides scioterma

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Ribes

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

12BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Ribes

Alectoris chukarChukar
Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia currucoidesMountain Bluebird
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird

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Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Grossulariaceae
Flower color: White, pink, yellow, green, purple or brown
Fruit begins: June
Fruit ends: September

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “May to June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “White, pink, yellow, green, purple or brown” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Fruit begins · “June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Fruit ends · “September” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Height · “1–3 feet” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Mountain Currant

Conservation status

Virginia rank	S3
Global rank	G5
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Skunk Currant

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