ON THIS PLANT
Ribes lobbii (known commonly by the names gummy gooseberry, fuchsia-flowered gooseberry or pioneer gooseberry) is a shrubby, deciduous, shade-intolerant perennial dicot found on the western coast of North America. It was first described in 1876 by Asa Gray. The specific epithet was a dedication to the English plant collector William Lobb.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Ribes
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Gummy gooseberry en Sticky gooseberry en Lobb's gooseberry en Oregon gooseberry en Pioneer gooseberry
