Grossulariaceae
Eastern prickly gooseberry
Ribes cynosbati
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (3)
- Belarusian
- Агрэст шыпаваты
- Chinese
- 北美刺茶藨子
- English
- Eastern prickly gooseberry
Synonyms
- Grossularia cynobati var. villosa A.Berger
- Grossularia cynosbati (L.) Mill.
- Grossularia cynosbati f. inermis (Rehder) A.Berger
- Grossularia cynosbati var. villosa A.Berger
- Ribes cynosbati f. atrox (Fernald) B.Boivin
- Ribes cynosbati f. cynosbati
- Ribes cynosbati f. inerme Rehder
- Ribes cynosbati f. invitans F.Seym.
- Ribes cynosbati var. atrox Fernald
- Ribes cynosbati var. cynosbati
- Ribes cynosbati var. glabratum Fernald
- Ribes gracile Torr.
- Ribes huronense Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 260 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: WF_MI, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tim Mealiff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Emily Franzen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.