Grossulariaceae

Whitestem gooseberry

Ribes inerme Rydb.

Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes

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Whitestem gooseberry (Ribes inerme) — FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Whitestem gooseberry

Synonyms

Grossularia inermis (Rydb.) Coville & Britton
Ribes divaricatum var. inerme (Rydb.) McMinn

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.