Taxon:  Ribes hirtellum Michx.



Summary
Genus:
Ribes
Subgenus:
Grossularia
Section:
Grossularia
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Nomen number:
31817
Place of publication:
Fl. bor.-amer. 1:111.  1803
Verified:
02/17/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ribes saxosum Hook.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brennan, R. M. 2008. Chapter 6. Currants and gooseberries. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 177-196.
  2. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128-129.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Ribes uva-crispa var. sativum DC.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  10. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  11. Hjamarsson, I. & B. Wallace. 2007. Gooseberry and currant in Sweden: history and cultivar development. Pl. Breed. Rev. 29:145-175.
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  14. Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
  15. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  16. Keep, E. 1975. Currants and gooseberries. In: Janick, J. & J. N. Moore, eds., Advances in fruit breeding. 198. Note: Purdue University Press
  17. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  18. Pluta, S. 2012. New challenges in the Ribes breeding and production. Acta Hort. 946:27-35.
  19. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
  22. Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
  23. Taylor, R. L. & R. P. Brockman. 1966. Chromosome numbers of some western Canadian plants. Canad. J. Bot. 44:1093-1103. Note: 2n=16
  24. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican gooseberry  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Englishhairy gooseberry  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Englishhairy-stem gooseberry  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Englishwedge-leaf gooseberry  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
English (Canada)swamp gooseberry Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128-129.
French (Canada)groseillier hérissé Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 128-129.
Germanamerikanische Stachelbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoisn.e.Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraskan.Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianan.Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhion.Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlbertas.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitobas.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewans.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedEurope Europe c.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.e.), Manitoba (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (n.), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.e.), Minnesota, Nebraska (n.), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [District of Columbia]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (c.)
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  3. Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Ribes oxyacanthoides var. hirtellum
  5. Sinnott, Q. P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) Pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora 87:237.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31817. Accessed 10 May 2026.