Publisher ID:
764
Our code:
MC-HR-POC-2010-03-16-3/3
Country:
Publisher:
Croatian Post
Design:
Sabina Rešić
Printing:
Zrinski d.d.
Stamp value:
4,00 HRK
Date of stamp issue:
Cancelled:
Theme:
Flora of Croatia - Fruits
In the member's collection
Ribes uva-crispa, known as gooseberry or European gooseberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae. It is native to Europe, the Caucasus and northern Africa. Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis. Its native distribution is unclear, since it may have escaped from cultivation and become naturalized. For example, in Britain, some sources consider it to be a native, others to be an introduction. The species is also occasionally naturalized in scattered locations in North America.
It is one of several species in the subgenus Ribes subg. Grossularia.