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European black currant (Ribes nigrum)
Photo: (c) Tyler Hacking, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

European black currant

Ribes nigrum · Grossulariaceae · all Ribes records · also called Blackcurrant · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
Uses
fruit
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in CT, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, WI.
Introduced / established
12 sourced range or established records. This is not an invasive warning.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Reported invasive here
1 ecological invasive report.
How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

Native and introduced range evidence

These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.

Current native

0

exact source areas

Current introduced

12

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

12 introduced source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • Connecticut (CT)
  • Illinois (IL)
  • Massachusetts (MA)
  • Maine (ME)
  • Michigan (MI)
  • Minnesota (MN)
  • New Hampshire (NH)
  • New Jersey (NJ)
  • New York (NY)
  • Ohio (OH)
  • Vermont (VT)
  • Wisconsin (WI)

The lossless worldwide derivative is retained once in the research corpus; object pages repeat only exact U.S. areas needed by the local lens. The JSON twin carries the same page assertions.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Mid-scale / conditional (1)

Listed without a rating (36)
Corroboration (36 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    36 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Wesolowski2003: Weso?owski, M., & Konieczynski, P. (2003). Thermal decomposition and elemental composition of medicinal plant materials—Leaves and flowers Principal component analysis of the results. Thermochimica Acta, 397, 171–180.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device thermal analyzer; site Wesolowski2003-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: consumability measurement.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 7.5”

          FLAMITS record 18372.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 7”

          FLAMITS record 18373.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 8”

          FLAMITS record 18374.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 51”

          FLAMITS record 18399.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 49”

          FLAMITS record 18400.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 52”

          FLAMITS record 18401.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 37.5”

          FLAMITS record 18426.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 36”

          FLAMITS record 18427.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 35.5”

          FLAMITS record 18428.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 80”

          FLAMITS record 18453.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 55”

          FLAMITS record 18454.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 85”

          FLAMITS record 18455.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 265”

          FLAMITS record 18480.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 235”

          FLAMITS record 18481.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 265”

          FLAMITS record 18482.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 425”

          FLAMITS record 18507.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 395”

          FLAMITS record 18508.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 420”

          FLAMITS record 18509.

        • “flame height (cm): 0.8”

          FLAMITS record 18534.

        • “flame height (cm): 0.6”

          FLAMITS record 18535.

        • “flame height (cm): 0.8”

          FLAMITS record 18536.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.4”

          FLAMITS record 18561.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.1”

          FLAMITS record 18562.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.3”

          FLAMITS record 18563.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.1”

          FLAMITS record 18588.

        • “flame height (cm): 1.4”

          FLAMITS record 18589.

        • “flame height (cm): 1.3”

          FLAMITS record 18590.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 90”

          FLAMITS record 18615.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 70”

          FLAMITS record 18616.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 95”

          FLAMITS record 18617.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 295”

          FLAMITS record 18642.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 285”

          FLAMITS record 18643.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 300”

          FLAMITS record 18644.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 450”

          FLAMITS record 18669.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 430”

          FLAMITS record 18670.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 445”

          FLAMITS record 18671.

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Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Ribes nigrum (Blackcurrant). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/ribes-nigrum/. Last verified 2026-08-23.