Grossulariaceae
Desert gooseberry
Ribes velutinum
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Ribes velutinumGrossulariaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert gooseberry
Synonyms
- Grossularia glandulifera (A.Heller) A.Berger
- Grossularia velutina (Greene) Coville & Britton
- Ribes glanduliferum A.Heller
- Ribes gooddingii M.Peck
- Ribes velutinum var. brachyanthum Jancz.
- Ribes velutinum var. congdonii Jancz.
- Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum (A.Heller) Jeps.
- Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc.
- Ribes velutinum var. greeneianum Jancz.
- Ribes velutinum var. velutinum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.