Ribes
Ribes (/ˈraɪbiːz/) 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.
| Ribes | |
|---|---|
| Ribes divaricatum (spreading gooseberry) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae DC. |
| Genus: | Ribes L. |
| Type species | |
| Ribes rubrum L. | |
| Diversity | |
| About 200 species | |
| Distribution of Ribes species | |
| Synonyms | |
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