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Ribes uva-crispa

European Gooseberry

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Common name

European Gooseberry.

Scientific name

Ribes uva-crispa L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species by the law in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

European Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa L.) is a deciduous shrub, reaching to 2 m in height. Stems with 3 spines at the nodes, up to 10-15 mm long¹

Habitat and Ecology

Forests, scrublands and wet rocks².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Ribes uva-crispa by floristic regions (in green)³:

General distribution

Map of general distribution (in green - native, in purple - introduced)⁴:

References

1 Кузманов, Б. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том IV. Издателство на БАН. София.

2 Кузманов, Б. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том IV. Издателство на БАН. София.

3 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 01.07.2025] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

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