Grossulariaceae
whitecurrant
R. rubrum L. redcurrant
R. nigrum L. blackcurrant
R. grossularia L. Eurasian gooseberry
R. hirtellum North American gooseberry
R. sanguineum Flowering currant
R. triste Northern red currant
and about 150 others
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The
genus Ribes of
flowering plants is the only one placed in the family
Grossulariaceae.
Ribes includes the currants, including the edible
blackcurrant,
redcurrant and whitecurrant and many ornamental species. and also the
gooseberries.
They should not to be confused with the
currant that is a kind of dried
grape.
Seven
subgenera are recognised. A few taxonomists place the gooseberries in a separate genus,
Grossularia, but as they can be
hybridised with blackcurrants (the result is called a Jostaberry), this seems inappropriate.
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