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Ribes divaricatum
Also called Coastal Black Gooseberry, Straggly Gooseberry, Wild Black Gooseberry, Coast Black Gooseberry, Coast Gooseberry, Wild Gooseberry
Spreading gooseberry is a spiny shrub native to forests, woodlands and coastal scrub from British Columbia to California, grown for its sweet black berries. It is tolerant of a range of conditions and is mainly grown in gardens for wildlife and fruit.
Ribes divaricatum is a species in the genus Ribes found in the forests, woodlands, and coastal scrub of western North America from British Columbia to California. The three accepted varieties have various common names which include the word "gooseberry". Other common names include coast black gooseberry, wild gooseberry, Worcesterberry, or spreading-branched gooseberry.
The berries are ripe when black and edible.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ribes divaricatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
