Grossulariaceae

Oakwoods gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum Greene

Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Oakwoods gooseberry (Ribes quercetorum) — FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)

English: Oakwoods gooseberry, Rock gooseberry, Oak gooseberry

Synonyms

Grossularia congdonii (A.Heller) A.Berger
Grossularia quercetorum (Greene) Coville & Britton
Ribes congdonii A.Heller
Ribes leptanthum var. quercetorum (Greene) Jancz.

Flowers

In flower: February to March (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Ribes

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.