Ribes uva-crispa

Ribes uva-crispa, known as gooseberry or European gooseberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae. It is native to Europe, the Caucasus and northern Africa. Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis. Its native distribution is unclear, since it may have escaped from cultivation and become naturalized. For example, in Britain, some sources consider it to be a native, others to be an introduction. The species is also occasionally naturalized in scattered locations in North America.

This article is about the plant species. For the cultivated fruit, see Gooseberry.

Ribes uva-crispa
In flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. uva-crispa
Binomial name
Ribes uva-crispa
Synonyms
List
    • Grossularia glandulososetosa Opiz
    • Grossularia hirsuta Mill.
    • Grossularia intermedia Opiz
    • Grossularia pubescens Opiz
    • Grossularia reclinata (L.) Mill.
    • Grossularia spinosa (Lam.) Rupr.
    • Grossularia uva Scop.
    • Grossularia uva-crispa (L.) Mill.
    • Grossularia vulgaris Spach
    • Oxyacanthus sativus Chevall.
    • Oxyacanthus uva-crispa (L.) Chevall.
    • Ribes aculeatum Salisb.
    • Ribes caucasicum Adams ex Schult.
    • Ribes crispum Dulac
    • Ribes dubium Jacques
    • Ribes grossularia L.
    • Ribes grossularium St.-Lag.
    • Ribes hybridum Besser
    • Ribes reclinatum L.
    • Ribes spinosum Lam.

It is one of several species in the subgenus Ribes subg. Grossularia.

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