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Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
hillside gooseberryRibes californicum
canyon gooseberryRibes menziesii
Sierra GooseberryRibes roezlii
Redberry BuckthornRhamnus crocea
California fuchsiaEpilobium canum
heartleaf keckiellaKeckiella cordifolia
Pacific poison oakToxicodendron diversilobum
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 9,590 |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,098 |
| Mexico | 271 |
| Baja California | 271 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| England | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Canterbury Region | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies · Saxifragales |
| Family | Gooseberry Family · Grossulariaceae |
| Genus | currants and gooseberries · Ribes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.