Grossulariaceae
Island gooseberry
Ribes viburnifolium
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Island gooseberry
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kristen Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron Kreisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron Kreisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: srsvivos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- 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 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.