Ribes

Design: Sabina Rešić | Uploaded by SakaSerbia member of Serbian Maximaphile Society

Publisher ID:

764

Our code:

MC-HR-POC-2010-03-16-3/3

Country:

Croatia

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.