Ribes uva-crispa

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

Ribes uva-crispa
In flower
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
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.

Ribes uva-crispa, known as gooseberry or European gooseberry,[2] is a species of flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae. It is native to Europe, the Caucasus and northern Africa.[3] 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,[2] others to be an introduction.[4] The species is also occasionally naturalized in scattered locations in North America.[2]

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

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tpl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference fna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Doronina, A.Ju. & Terekhina, N.V. (2003–2009). "Ribes uva-crispa L. – European gooseberry". AgroAtlas – Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  4. ^ Stace, Clive (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.