Grossulariaceae
Black gooseberry
Ribes lacustre
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (4)
- Czech
- Meruzalka jezerní
- English
- Black gooseberry, Bristly black gooseberry, Prickly currant, Swamp black gooseberry, Swamp currant, Swamp gooseberry
- Finnish
- Pikiherukka
- Russian
- Смородина озёрная
Synonyms
- Limnobotrya echinata (Douglas) Rydb.
- Limnobotrya lacustris (Pers.) Rydb.
- Limnobotrya parvula (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Ribes echinatum Douglas
- Ribes echinatum Douglas ex Lindl.
- Ribes lacustre f. lacustre
- Ribes lacustre f. subblandum B.Boivin
- Ribes lacustre var. lentum M.E.Jones
- Ribes lacustre var. parvulum A.Gray
- Ribes oxyacanthoides var. lacustre Pers.
- Ribes parvulum (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Ribes setosum A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 377 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: abmayplantcount, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dezene Huber, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liam Gerry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Ribes
- European gooseberryRibes uva-crispaGrossulariaceae
- Black currantRibes nigrumGrossulariaceae
- Cultivated currantRibes rubrumGrossulariaceae
- 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.