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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 reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raw cape gooseberries supply 53 calories and provide moderate levels (10–19% of the Daily Value) of niacin and vitamin C. Analyses of oil from different berry components, primarily its seeds, showed that linoleic acid and oleic acid were the main fatty acids , beta-sitosterol and campesterol were ...
The gooseberry is a straggling bush growing to 1.5 metres (5 feet) in height and width, [8] the branches being thickly set with sharp spines, standing out singly or in diverging tufts of two or three from the bases of the short spurs or lateral leaf shoots. The bell-shaped flowers are produced, singly or in pairs, from the groups of rounded ...
Ribes roezlii is a spiny shrub growing erect to a maximum height around 1.2 metres (4 ft). The hairless to hairy or woolly leaves are up to 2.5 centimetres (1 in) long and divided into 3 to 5 rounded, toothed lobes.
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In general, this plant is a shrub growing 0.5 to 2 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in height. [3] The ssp. hendersonii is sometimes smaller at maturity. The branches are covered in prickles and there are spines up to 1.3 centimetres ( 1 ⁄ 2 in) long at stem nodes. [ 4 ]
Ribes californicum is a mostly erect shrub growing to a maximum height around 1.4 metres (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft). Nodes along the stem each bear three spines up to 1.5 centimetres (5 ⁄ 8 in) in length. The hairy to hairless leaves are 1–3 cm (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) long and divided into 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 –2 in) oblong, toothed lobes. [4]