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Ribes spinosum Lam. Ribes uva-crispa , known as gooseberry or European gooseberry , [ 2 ] is an Old World species of flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae . Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit, for which it has been cultivated.
Ribes (/ ˈ r aɪ b iː z /) [5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. [2] The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as redcurrants, blackcurrants, and whitecurrants, or as gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants.
Green gooseberries Red berries of Ribes uva-crispa. Gooseberry (/ ˈ ɡ uː s b ɛ r i / GOOSS-berr-ee or / ˈ ɡ uː z b ɛ r i / GOOZ-berr-ee (American and northern British) or / ˈ ɡ ʊ z b ər i / GUUZ-bər-ee (southern British)) [1] is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants), as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance, and also several ...
In a large, enameled cast-iron casserole, melt the butter. Add the onion, celery and carrot, cover and cook over moderate heat until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
There was a demand to have gooseberry-type fruits on thornless plants, and the first successful attempt to cross blackcurrant (R. nigrum) with European gooseberry (R. uva-crispa) was carried out by William Culverwell in Yorkshire, England in 1880. [3] This hybrid was termed Ribes × culverwellii and was nearly sterile. [4]
Gooseberry most often refers to cultivated plants from two species of the genus Ribes: Ribes uva-crispa native to Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia. Ribes hirtellum , American gooseberry
Ribes veganum Cockerell (1902) Ribes leptanthum is a spiny-stemmed, small-leaved species of gooseberry in the genus Ribes commonly called trumpet gooseberry . [ 3 ] It is native to Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Texas , and Utah , [ 4 ] where it is usually found in high-altitude canyons .
Ribes curvatum is a North American species of currant known by the common names granite gooseberry, [2] drooping gooseberry [3] and Georgia gooseberry. [3] It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama), [4] and can be found in habitats ranging from dry rocky slopes to rich woodlands.