Ribes nigrum
American Gooseberry
Ribes cynosbati
L. Species
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- Botanical name
- Ribes cynosbati
- Also known as
- American Gooseberry, Dogberry, Dogbramble, Eastern Prickly Gooseberry, Pasture Gooseberry, Prickly Gooseberry
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow American Gooseberry
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Ribes cynosbati but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Grossularia cynobati var. villosa
Grossularia cynosbati
Grossularia cynosbati f. inermis
Grossularia cynosbati var. villosa
Ribes cynosbati f. atrox
Ribes cynosbati f. cynosbati
Ribes cynosbati f. inerme
Ribes cynosbati f. invitans
Ribes cynosbati var. atrox
Ribes cynosbati var. cynosbati
Ribes cynosbati var. glabratum
Ribes gracile
Ribes huronense
Others in Ribes
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