[Wikipedia] Description, Distribution, Habitat, Ecology, Uses: Ribes cereum is a species of currant known by the common names wax currant[7] and squaw currant;[8] the pedicellare variety is known as whisky currant. The species is native to western North America. Description Ribes cereum is a spreading or erect shrub growing between 20 centimetres (8 inches) and 2 metres (6+1?2 feet) in height.[9] The stems are fuzzy, often very glandular, and lack spines and prickles. The gray-green leaves are somewhat rounded and divided into shallow lobes[8] which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges. The inflorescence is a clustered raceme of 2 to 9 flowers. The small flower is tubular with the white to pink sepals curling open at the tips to form a corolla-like structure. Inside there are minute white or pinkish petals, five stamens, and two protruding green styles. The fruit is a rather tasteless orange-red berry[8] up to 1 cm (3?8 in) wide, with a characteristically long, dried flower remnant at the end.[9] The plant is aromatic, with a spicy scent.[9] The hairs on much of the plant can contribute to a carrion-like odor.[8] Ribes cereum is a species of currant known by the common names wax currant[7] and squaw currant;[8] the pedicellare variety is known as whisky currant. The species is native to western North America. Description Ribes cereum is a spreading or erect shrub growing between 20 centimetres (8 inches) and 2 metres (6+1?2 feet) in height.[9] The stems are fuzzy, often very glandular, and lack spines and prickles. The gray-green leaves are somewhat rounded and divided into shallow lobes[8] which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges. The inflorescence is a clustered raceme of 2 to 9 flowers. The small flower is tubular with the white to pink sepals curling open at the tips to form a corolla-like structure. Inside there are minute white or pinkish petals, five stamens, and two protruding green styles. The fruit is a rather tasteless orange-red berry[8] up to 1 cm (3?8 in) wide, with a characteristically long, dried flower remnant at the end.[9] The plant is aromatic, with a spicy scent.[9] The hairs on much of the plant can contribute to a carrion-like odor.[8] (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)