Grossulariaceae
Spreading gooseberry
Ribes divaricatum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- كشمش متفشج
- arz
- كشمش متفشج
- Belarusian
- Агрэст зменлівы
- Danish
- Oregonstikkelsbær
- English
- Spreading gooseberry
- Finnish
- Harokarviainen
- German
- Oregon-Stachelbeere
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Svartstikkelsbær
- Swedish
- Spärrkrusbär
Synonyms
- Grossularia divaricata (Douglas) Coville & Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Ribes
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- Cultivated currantRibes rubrumGrossulariaceae
- Alpine currantRibes alpinumGrossulariaceae
- Golden currantRibes aureumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes petraeumGrossulariaceae
- Red flowering currantRibes sanguineumGrossulariaceae
- CurrantRibes spicatumGrossulariaceae
- American black currantRibes americanumGrossulariaceae
- Red currantRibes tristeGrossulariaceae
- Fuchsiaflower gooseberryRibes speciosumGrossulariaceae
- Siberian currantRibes diacanthumGrossulariaceae
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.