Grossulariaceae
Bitter gooseberry
Ribes amarum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- كشمش ذعاق
- English
- Bitter gooseberry
Synonyms
- Grossularia amara (McClatchie) Coville & Britton
- Ribes amarum var. amarum
- Ribes amarum var. hoffmanni Munz
- Ribes hesperium var. amarum (McClatchie) Parish
- Ribes mariposanum Congdon
- Ribes menziesii var. amarum (McClatchie) Jancz.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to March (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Alpine currantRibes alpinumGrossulariaceae
- Golden currantRibes aureumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes petraeumGrossulariaceae
- Red flowering currantRibes sanguineumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes spicatumGrossulariaceae
- American black currantRibes americanumGrossulariaceae
- Spreading gooseberryRibes divaricatumGrossulariaceae
- Red currantRibes tristeGrossulariaceae
- Fuchsiaflower gooseberryRibes speciosumGrossulariaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.