Ribes lobbii
gummy gooseberry
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called fuchsia-flowered gooseberry, pioneer gooseberry
About
Ribes lobbii, the gummy or pioneer gooseberry, is a loosely branched, spiny shrub of the Pacific coast of North America with sticky leaves and nodding flowers.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 0.5–1.5 m (1.5–5 ft) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A deciduous shrub 0.5–1.5 m tall with finely hairy stems usually bearing three slender nodal spines. Bark turns from brown to greyish-red. Small ovate leaves 1.3–2.6 cm long have 3–5 toothed lobes, a tacky upper surface and woolly, glandular underside. One or two nodding flowers appear in early summer.
Distribution & habitat
Western coast of North America on moist to dry streambanks, rock outcrops, open woodland and forest in lowland and montane zones; commoner in the drier Pacific part of its range than in the wetter Cordillera.
Ecology
Favours cool maritime climates and dry soils of moderate nitrogen; scattered in early-successional and open-canopy communities.
History & etymology
Described by Asa Gray in 1876 and named for the English plant collector William Lobb.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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