Grossulariaceae
Gooseberry currant
Ribes montigenum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gooseberry currant
Synonyms
- Limnobotrya montigena Rydb.
- Ribes lacustre var. molle A.Gray
- Ribes lentum Coville & Rose
- Ribes molle Howell
- Ribes nubigenum McClatchie
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 136 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Spencer Hurt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: littleoak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.