Family · Rosids

Grossulariaceae

Currants, gooseberries

Single genus Ribes: shrubs, often spiny, bearing edible berries including currants and gooseberries.

Accepted species: 198accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈22 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Ribes rubrum (red currant)
Ribes nigrum (blackcurrant)
Ribes uva-crispa (gooseberry)

Its genus

Ribes198 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate75
Northern America65
Southern America56
Europe12
Asia-Tropical9
Africa3

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Grossulariaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.