The golden currant is a Missouri native shrub that is quite wonderful in early springtime. It literally bursts forth with a profusion of yellow fragrant blossoms. I took this photo in mid-March. By ...

Oh-ah bogombi (Shoshone) or Ribes aureum (Latin). Sacagawea dried the golden currants for her baby to help him teethe. The currants are rich in vitamin C and protect against a condition known as ...