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Currant (other)
Currant may refer to: ;Plants: * ''Ribes'', genus of berry plants, e.g., blackcurrant, redcurrant and white currant * Zante currant (US), dried black Corinth grapes; smaller than raisins (just "currant" in other English-speaking countries) * Currant tomato, '' Solanum pimpinellifolium'', small tomato species * Currant-tree, ''Amelanchier canadensis'', also called Juneberry or shadblow serviceberry * Currant bush, ''Carissa spinarum'' also called conkerberry or bush plum * Bush currant, '' Miconia calvescens'', also called velvet tree or miconia * Native currant, ''Leucopogon parviflorus'' also called coast beard-heath * ''Mahonia trifoliolata'', called currant-of-Texas or wild currant ;Animals: *Currant pug, ''Eupithecia assimilata'', moth of the family Geometridae *Currant clearwing, ''Synanthedon tipuliformis'', moth of the family Sesiidae ;People: *Bunny Currant (1911–2006), British fighter ace * Simon Currant, Tasmanian tourism developer ;Places: * Currant, Nevada, settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribes
''Ribes'' is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The various species are known as currants or gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants. ''Ribes'' is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Description ''Ribes'' species are medium shrublike plants with marked diversity in strikingly diverse flowers and fruit. They have either palmately lobed or compound leaves, and some have thorns. The sepals of the flowers are larger than the petals, and fuse into a tube or saucer shape. The ovary is inferior, maturing into a berry with many seeds. Taxonomy ''Ribes'' is the single genus in the Saxifragales family Grossulariaceae. Although once included in the broader circumscription of Saxifragaceae '' sensu lato'', it is now positioned as a sister group to Saxifragaceae ''sensu stricto''. Subdivision First treated on a worldwide basis in 1907, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synanthedon Tipuliformis
''Synanthedon tipuliformis'', known as the currant clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic realm, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Description The wingspan is . The moths have transparent wings, which are scaled only on the wing veins, the discal spot and the wing edges. The scales shine in blue-black shades. At the apex of the forewings there are weakly formed reddish or yellowish longitudinal stripes. In the middle, an elongated black-brown discal spot can be seen, which extends from the front to the back edge. The hind wings have a narrow dark marginal band and a small black-brown discal spot. The antennae are black and yellow dusty on the underside. The black thorax has lateral yellow stripes. On segments two, four, six and seven of the black abdomen there are thin yellow rings in the males. Female moths show equally coloured rings on segments two, four and six. The tufts are strongly fan-shaped an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current (other)
Currents, Current or The Current may refer to: Science and technology * Current (fluid), the flow of a liquid or a gas ** Air current, a flow of air ** Ocean current, a current in the ocean *** Rip current, a kind of water current ** Current (stream), currents in rivers and streams ** Convection current, flow caused by unstable density variation due to temperature differences * Current (mathematics), geometrical current in differential topology * Conserved current, a field associated to a symmetry in field theory * Electric current, a flow of electric charge through a medium * Probability current, in quantum mechanics * IBM Current, an early personal information management program Arts and entertainment Music * ''Current'' (album), a 1982 album by Heatwave * ''Currents'' (Eisley album) * ''Currents'' (Tame Impala album) * "The Current" (song), by the Blue Man Group * "Currents", a song by Dashboard Confessional from ''Dusk and Summer'', 2006 * "Currents", a song by Drake from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glitch (video Game)
''Glitch'' was a browser-based massively multiplayer online game created by Tiny Speck (which would later publish Slack and be renamed Slack Technologies). The game was developed under the leadership of Stewart Butterfield. ''Glitch'' was officially launched on September 27, 2011, but reverted to beta status on November 30, 2011, citing accessibility and depth issues. Glitch was officially shut down on December 9, 2012. Gameplay Glitch was a casual, 2D browser-based game featuring a strong multiplayer component. It deliberately steered away from combat mechanics, instead focusing on collaborative crafting and gathering activities. Players were prompted to complete quests and perform various activities that would change the persistent world. Players were invited to expand upon the world, shaping its growth through various activities such as growing plants and trees and cooking food items. The game was free to play, but players could spend money to acquire a number of things s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currant Mountain
Currant Mountain is the highest mountain in the White Pine Range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is the twenty-first-highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the sixteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state. Its summit consists of a series of three spires on a thin limestone ridge, with the southern spire being the highest at . To the west are the Duckwater ( Shoshone) tribal lands and the northern arm of large Railroad Valley. To the east is the northern part of White River Valley. The peak is located about southwest of the community of Ely near the Nye County border, within the Currant Mountain Wilderness The Currant Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area centered on Currant Mountain in the White Pine Range of Nye County and White Pine County, in the eastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. The Currant Mountain ... of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currant, Nevada
Currant is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada. Settled in 1868, it was first a farming town with a small population. Its current population is 65. Name Creeks nearby were named for the wild currants growing with the town, taking the name from Currant Creek. History Currant post office opened April 16, 1883, was reestablished September 19, 1892, and again August 31, 1926, operations suspended December 31, 1943. In 1914, a small amount of gold was discovered. In the late 1930s, small but highly productive claims of magnesite deposits were discovered in Nye County while major deposits were in Ely in White Pine County, Nevada White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an ..., and magnesite mining stopped in 1942. Transportation Currant is located on U.S. Route 6 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Currant
Simon Currant, AM is a tourism developer in Tasmania, Australia. Currant currently serves as a director of the Tourism Council of Tasmania and a Director of TT-Line Pty. Ltd. His past tourism developments include the Strahan Village, Cradle Mountain Lodge, Peppermint Bay and Pumphouse Point. He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001, Tasmanian of the Year in 2004 and appointed an honorary Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Go ... in 2006. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Tasmania Australian businesspeople Honorary Members of the Order of Australia {{Australia-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunny Currant
Christopher Frederick Currant, (14 December 1911 – 12 March 2006), nicknamed "Bunny", was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Early life and career Currant was born on 14 December 1911 in Luton, Bedfordshire. Aged 25 he joined the Royal Air Force in 1936; after qualifying as a pilot he joined No. 46 Squadron as a sergeant pilot and later with No. 151 Squadron; he was later commissioned as a pilot officer and began service with No. 605 squadron at RAF Wick, Caithness on the Wick Bay. Second World War In the second week of the Battle of France in May 1940, his squadron was moved down to RAF Hawkinge in Kent; from here the squadron flew sorties in France where enemy aircraft were attacking the retreating British Expeditionary Force. On one early sortie the engine on his Hawker Hurricane failed, forcing him to crash land in a field, breaking his nose and he was forced to make his own way to Calais where he managed to get a lift on board a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currant Pug
The currant pug (''Eupithecia assimilata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1856. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions .Its occurrence extends eastwards to the Near East, Urals, the Ussuri region and on to the island of Sakhalin. In the Pyrenees and the Alps it rises to altitudes of 1500 and 1800 metres respectively. This species is rather similar to the wormwood pug, with warm brown forewings and a triangle of black spots close to the costa, but can be recognized by its broader wings and a more prominent white spot close to the tornus. Prout states - easily distinguished from ''absinthiata'' by its somewhat broader forewing, deeper colour, larger discal mark, more strongly developed subterminal spots, especially the posterior one, darker hindwing, with white dot or spot near anal angle, and especially by the spotted fringes. — ''grisescens'' Dietze, from Central Russia and Central Asia, is smaller a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zante Currant
Zante currants, Corinth raisins, Corinthian raisins or outside the United States simply currants, are raisins of the small, sweet, seedless grape cultivar Black Corinth (''Vitis vinifera''). The name comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de Corinthe" (grapes of Corinth) and the Ionian island of Zakynthos (Zante), which was once the major producer and exporter. It is not related to black, red or white currants, which are berries of shrubs in the genus ''Ribes'' and not usually prepared in dried form. History The Zante currant is one of the oldest known raisins. The first written record of the grape was made in 75 AD by Pliny the Elder, who described a tiny, juicy, thick-skinned grape with small bunches. The next mention is a millennium later, when the raisins became a subject of trade between Venetian merchants and Greek producers from Ionian coasts. In the 14th century, they were sold in the English market under the label ''Reysyns de Corauntz'', and the name ''raisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahonia Trifoliolata
''Mahonia trifoliolata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, in southwestern North America. Common names include agarita, agrito, algerita, currant-of-Texas, wild currant, and chaparral berry. The name Agarita comes from the Spanish verb agarrar, which means "to grab". The ending "-ita" is often added to little things, so agarita means "grabs a little". This was probably said because the bush is a bit scratchy but does not have significant spines. Typical characteristics are grey-green to blue-grey leaves, yellow flowers in February to April and the red berries appearing in May. The most important harvest organ are the berries, though the roots and seeds can also be used. Distribution The shrub is native to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the Southwestern United States, and across northeastern Mexico as far south as Durango and San Luis Potosí. It mainly grows in areas that it is native in; there is no cultivation in other countries. states. In T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucopogon Parviflorus
''Leucopogon parviflorus'', commonly known as coast beard-heath or native currant, is a shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae. It is native to all Australian states and territories excluding the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, ACT and also grows in New Zealand. The species can grow to between 1 and 5 metres in height and has leaf, leaves that are 11 to 29 mm long and 2.4 to 7.5 mm in width, often with curved tips. The white flowers are around 15 mm long and are produced in spikes of 7 to 13. These occur throughout the year. ''Leucopogon parviflorus'' can grow in many differing conditions, from sandy dunes to rocky cliff faces, in sheltered or exposed weather conditions. However, it does grow most efficiently in sandier areas, with sufficient shelter from the elements. It is a significant food source to many Australian coastal birds and insects and relies on these animals for pollination and seed dispersion. It is also commercially cultiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
