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English gooseberry
shrub
Also known as: European gooseberry, Ribes grossularia, Ribes uvacrispa, grossularia
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gooseberries
- In gooseberry: Major species
…common commercial fruits are the English gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa), popularly called grossularia, which are native to the Old World and have long been cultivated. In Europe the large-fruited cultivated gooseberries became naturalized. Grossularia do not prosper in the United States, because they are susceptible to mildews and rusts. Because they…
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Ribes
- In ribes: Major species
…their edible fruit include the English, or European, gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa); American gooseberry (R. hirtellum); black currant (R. nigrum); buffalo currant (R. odoratum); downy, or Nordic, currant (R. spicatum); and common, or garden or red, currant (R. rubrum).
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