Gooseberry most often refers to cultivated plants from two species of the genus Ribes:

  • Ribes uva-crispa native to Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia.
  • Ribes hirtellum, American gooseberry
  • Hybrids between Ribes hirtellum and Ribes uva-crispa, including most of the modern gooseberry cultivars

The common name is also used for the following botanical groups.

Ribes

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Gooseberries may be used to describe the genus Ribes as a whole, or particular wild species of Ribes contrasted with currants, including:

Plants unrelated to Ribes

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Gooseberries may also be used to describe tropical plants producing fruit superficially similar to Ribes fruit. This includes: