Ribes | |
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Ribes divaricatum (spreading gooseberry) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae DC.[1] |
Genus: | Ribes L. |
Type species | |
Ribes rubrum L.
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Diversity[2] | |
About 200 species | |
Distribution of Ribes species | |
Synonyms[3][4] | |
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Ribes (/ˈraɪbiːz/)[5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[2] The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as redcurrants, blackcurrants, and whitecurrants, or as gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants. Ribes is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae.
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