Ribes uva-crispa

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.

Ribes uva-crispa, known as gooseberry or European gooseberry, is an Old World species of flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae. Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit, for which it has been cultivated.