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  8. Canadian Gooseberry

species 4,950 observations

Canadian Gooseberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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104 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cecropia Moth, Dusky Leafroller Moth, Currant Pug, Peppered Moth 49
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Porter's Miner Bee 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ribesia, Small Gooseberry Sawyer, Currant Fruit Fly 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Brown Bear, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird 10
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Great Basin Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumble Bee 41

Children

  • Henderson's Gooseberry

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Dry Moist
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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