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  6. Gooseberry Family
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  8. Mountain Gooseberry

species 4,930 observations

Mountain Gooseberry

Ribes montigenum

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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86 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dusky Leafroller Moth, Currant Pug, Peppered Moth, Polyphemus Moth 41
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Porter's Miner Bee, Chaparral Currant Miner 2
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ribesia, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Small Gooseberry Sawyer, Currant Fruit Fly 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird, Hermit Thrush 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Anna's Hummingbird 31

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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