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ActiveRibes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
University of Bristol L Asthom (GB)
10 August 2026
The variety belongs to the species Ribes nigrum L. In old pomological literature and reference books, it is mentioned in the lists of varieties of this crop.
A detailed description of economic and morphological traits is absent in the analyzed materials. The variety is mentioned primarily in lists of historical or archival currant varieties.
The variety name appears mainly in bibliographic lists, which may indicate that the variety is obsolete and is currently rarely found in modern commercial or amateur gardening.
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Nearby in the species list Moka, Moravia, Mortii, Mortti, Mulgi must, Must kalliskivi, Musti, Muza, Narve Viking, Naslednitsa, Negre silvergieter, Ni 155, Nigra, No, Noir de Bourgogne, Nora, Ojeblanc, Øjebyn, Ojebyn ISK, Ola