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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.







