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Canadian Gooseberry
Canadian Gooseberry
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Canadian Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides), also called Northern Gooseberry, is a North American native with fruit just over half an inch wide that ripens from green to reddish. Its branches carry dense small spines.
The species grows from Alaska through much of Canada and into the western and north central United States. It occurs in varied habitats and supports pollinators and wildlife.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 2 to 5 ft tall
- Fruit
- Berries just over half an inch wide that ripen from green to reddishA native gooseberry with edible fruit
- Stems
- Dense small spines
- Native range
- Alaska through much of CanadaAnd into the western and north central United States
- Site and soil
- Sun or some shadeProbably moderately shade tolerant
Bloom
May to June
For the species in Minnesota
More about this plant
Two native gooseberries
Canadian gooseberry, Ribes oxyacanthoides, is also called northern gooseberry. We keep it separate from the other plant sold under that name, Ribes hirtellum. It grows in many kinds of habitat and supports pollinators and wildlife.
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Range & hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Green: provinces with native records
AB · BC · MB · NL · NT · NU · ON · QC · SK · YT
Zone 2 and warmer
Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada