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European gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) will_sheppard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.

United States	79,137
Alaska	78,820
Russia	1,651
United Kingdom	682
England	526
France	289
Germany	264
Canada	234
Moscow Oblast	233
New Zealand	218

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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)
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