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Sõstra (Sõstar)

Currant. Three varieties indigenous to Estonia:

  • Mage sõstar (lit. ‘bland’ currant, it is rather tasteless), alpine currant, Ribes alpinum
  • Must sõstar, common-or-garden blackcurrant, R. nigrum
  • Karvane sõstar (lit. ‘furry’ currant), rarer, the wild or downy currant, R. spicatum
  • Punane sõstar, the redcurrant, R. rubrum, will grow, with a little encouragement.

One of a group of berry streets in Lilleküla Sub-district. See also Vaarika.