Grossulariaceae

Trumpet gooseberry

Ribes leptanthum A.Gray

Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes

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Trumpet gooseberry (Ribes leptanthum) — FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: ريبس ليبتانثوم
English: Trumpet gooseberry
German: Zartblütige Stachelbeere

Synonyms

Grossularia brachyantha (A.Gray) Petraw.
Grossularia leptantha (A.Gray) Coville & Britton
Ribes leptanthum var. brachyanthum A.Gray
Ribes leptanthum var. genuinum Jancz.
Ribes leptanthum var. veganum Cockerell
Ribes veganum Cockerell

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lucian Vazquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.