Spreading Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum Douglas

Currant family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Red, Pink
Bloom Time
Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Hyles lineata, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Ormiscodes socialis, Polygonia oreas, Polygonia oreas oreas, Polygonia oreas silenus

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Oregon, Washington

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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