Grossulariaceae

Ribes L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 200 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic to Temp. and Tropical American Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Extinct in:

Mexican Pacific Is.

Introduced into:

Corse, Falkland Is., Iceland, Ireland, Krym, South European Russia, Tasmania, Türkiye-in-Europe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1939 Wallich, N. [6834] India K000762699 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1939 Walich, N. [6834] India K000762700 Unknown Type Material Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65728.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094981 Yes
Cooper, F. [s.n.] United States K000762726 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094975 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094996 Yes
K:SPC-15632.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094980 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Applegate, E.I. [365] United States K000762723 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094982 Yes
Harrison, G.J.; Fulton, H.J. [6603] United States K000809028 Yes
Wang, T.P. [3238] China K000731997 Yes
Eastwood, A. [186] United States K000762724 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eastwood, A. [186] United States K000762725 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094974 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094956 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 6834] India K001124933 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094995 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6834] India K001124934 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094955 Yes
K:SPC-16162.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094997 Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 6834] India K001124932 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 6834] India K001124931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. United Kingdom K:SPC-11672.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001094957 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0