Currant
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Plants:
- RibesRibesRibes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
, genus of berry plants, e.g. blackcurrant, redcurrant - Zante currantZante currantThe Zante currant , or currant are dried berries of small, sweet, seedless grape variety Black Corinth . The name comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de Corinthe" and the Ionian island of Zakynthos , which was once the major producer and exporter...
, dried Black Corinth grapes; smaller than raisins - Currant tomato, Solanum pimpinellifoliumSolanum pimpinellifoliumSolanum pimpinellifolium, commonly known as the Currant Tomato, is a species of nightshade native to Ecuador and Peru but naturalized elsewhere, such as the Galápagos Islands. Its small fruits are edible.-Breeding purposes:...
, small tomato species - Currant-tree, Amelanchier canadensisAmelanchier canadensisAmelanchier canadensis is a species of Amelanchier native to eastern North America in Canada from Newfoundland west to southern Ontario, and in the United...
, also called Juneberry or Shadblow Serviceberry - Currant bush, Carissa spinarumCarissa spinarumCarissa spinarum, the Conkerberry or Bush Plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family , widely distributed in tropical regions around the Indian Ocean. It is most well known in Australia, where it is also called Currant Bush or, more ambiguously, "native currant" or even "black currant"...
also called Conkerberry or Bush Plum - Bush currant, Miconia calvescensMiconia calvescensThe velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Mexico and Central and South America but is best known for being arguably the worst invasive plant in Hawaii, where it is commonly referred to as the "purple plague", and...
, also called velvet tree or miconia - Native currant, Leucopogon parviflorusLeucopogon parviflorusLeucopogon parviflorus, commonly known as Coast Beard-heath or Native Currant, is a shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Australia....
also called Coast Beard-heath - Mahonia trifoliolataMahonia trifoliolataMahonia trifoliolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae that is native to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the United States and northern Mexico. Common names include Agarita, Agrito, Algerita, Currant-of-Texas, Wild Currant, and Chaparral Berry...
, called Currant-of-Texas or Wild Currant
Animals:
- Currant PugCurrant PugThe Currant Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East....
, Eupithecia assimilata, moth of the family Geometridae - Currant Clearwing, Synanthedon tipuliformisSynanthedon tipuliformisSynanthedon tipuliformis, known as the Currant Clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic ecozone, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic ecozone and the Australasia ecozone.The wingspan is...
, moth of the family Sesiidae
People:
- Bunny CurrantBunny CurrantWing Commander Christopher Frederick "Bunny" Currant, DSO, DFC & Bar was a British fighter ace in the Second World War.-Early life and enlistment in the RAF:Currant was born on 14 December 1911 in Luton, Bedfordshire...
(1911-2006), British fighter ace - Simon CurrantSimon CurrantSimon Currant AM is a tourism developer in Tasmania, Australia.Currant currently serves as Chairman of the Tourism Council of Tasmania and a Director of TT-Line Pty...
, Tasmanian tourism developer
Places:
- Currant, NevadaCurrant, NevadaCurrant is a small town in Nye County, Nevada. Settled in 1868, it was first a farming town with a small population. Its current population is 65.-Transportation:Currant is located on U.S. Route 6 at the junction of State Route 379...
, settlement near Currant Mountain - Currant MountainCurrant MountainCurrant Mountain is the high point on the southern crest of the White Pine Range, on the border between southwest White Pine and northeast Nye Counties, in east-central Nevada in the western United States. It comprises a series of three spires on a thin limestone ridge, with the southern spire...
, White Pine Range, Nevada, USA
Other:
- Currant, the in-game currency for Glitch (game)
See also
- Current (disambiguation)
- Currant EventsCurrant EventsCurrant Events is the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.-Plot summary:...
, Xanth series novel by Piers Anthony - Rhus pyroidesRhus pyroidesRhus pyroides is a species of Rhus, native to southern Africa...
, or Common Currant-Rhus, bush/tree in Southern Africa