Ribes cynosbatiL.

eastern prickly gooseberry

WFO wfo-0001135595 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Elizabeth Axley
fig. a Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-27 / obs. 201145937
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Lynn Harper
fig. b Lynn Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 199369395
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Randy A Nonenmacher
fig. c Randy A Nonenmacher, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200268051
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Étienne Lacroix-Carignan
fig. d Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197985218
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Henry "Nick" Robertson
fig. e Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 197392664
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Brett Ortler
fig. f Brett Ortler, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197154498
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Ian Whyte
fig. g Ian Whyte, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197510673
Ribes cynosbati, photographed by Ian Whyte
fig. h Ian Whyte, CC0 1.0 / obs. 196139706

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Native range 30 botanical countries

Regions where Ribes cynosbati is native: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Québec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin AlabamaArkansasConnecticutGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOntarioQuébecSouth DakotaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsin
Native distribution of Ribes cynosbati, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
Connecticut CNT
Georgia GEO
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kentucky KTY
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Missouri MSO
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Québec QUE
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 13 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Grossularia cynobati var. villosa A.Berger
  • Grossularia cynosbati (L.) Mill.
  • Grossularia cynosbati f. inermis (Rehder) A.Berger
  • Grossularia cynosbati var. villosa A.Berger
  • Ribes cynosbati f. atrox (Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Ribes cynosbati f. cynosbati
  • Ribes cynosbati f. inerme Rehder
  • Ribes cynosbati f. invitans F.Seym.
  • Ribes cynosbati var. atrox Fernald
  • Ribes cynosbati var. cynosbati
  • Ribes cynosbati var. glabratum Fernald
  • Ribes gracile Torr.
  • Ribes huronense Rydb.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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