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PLANTS

European gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

Plants
IntroducedShrubPerennial
European gooseberry, photo 1 of 5
European gooseberry, In flower
European gooseberry, In fruit

Perennial shrub. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests.

There are 76 observations of European gooseberry in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in April, June and July and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale16
  2. Côte-Nord9
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Estrie7
  6. Laurentides6
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  8. Montréal6
  9. Lanaudière4
  10. Outaouais3
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  13. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Alpine currantRibes alpinum
Eastern prickly gooseberryRibes cynosbati
Golden currantRibes aureum
Canadian gooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
Hairystem gooseberryRibes hirtellum
Swamp currantRibes lacustre
European black currantRibes nigrum
TOXIC
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