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:For the commune of the Ardèche in southern France, see Ribes, Ardèche. Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants, usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. The genus is native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Ribes includes the currants, including the edible currants (blackcurrant, redcurrant and whitecurrant), gooseberries, and many ornamental plants. The Ribes currant shouldn't be confused with the Zante currant grape.
   Currants are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species; see list of Lepidoptera that feed on currants.
   Seven subgenera are recognised. A few taxonomists place the gooseberry species in a separate genus, Grossularia, despite the Jostaberry gooseberry/blackcurrant hybrid.
   There are restrictions on growing Ribes species in many US states as they're a host for White Pine Blister Rust.

Uses

Blackfoot Indians used blackcurrant root (Ribes hudsonianum) for the treatment of kidney diseases and menstrual and menopausal problems. Cree Indians used the fruit of Ribes glandulosum as a fertility enhancer to assist women in becoming pregnant. Currant root and seeds are high in gamma-linolenic acid, also called GLA. GLA has been clinically verified as an effective treatment for pre-menstrual syndrome.

Selected species

Ribes aciculare Sm.
Ribes alpestris (Decne) A.Berger - Hedge Gooseberry
Ribes alpinum L. - Alpine Currant
Ribes altamirani Jancz.
Ribes ambiguum Maxim.
Ribes americanum Mill.
Ribes aureum Pursh - Golden Currant
Ribes bracteosum Douglas ex Hook. - Californian Blackcurrant
Ribes burejense F.Schmidt
Ribes californicum Hook. & Arn.
Ribes cereum Douglas - Squaw Currant or Wax Currant
Ribes ciliatum Humb. & Bonpl.
Ribes coloradense Cov.
Ribes curvatum Small
Ribes cynosbati L. - Prickly Gooseberry
Ribes diacanthum Pall.
Ribes distans Jancz.
Ribes divaricatum Douglas
Ribes echinellum (Cov.) Rehder - Miccosukee Gooseberry
Ribes emodense Rehder
Ribes fasciculatum Siebold & Zucc.
Ribes fragrans Pall.
Ribes gayanum (Spach) Steud.
Ribes giraldii Jancz.
Ribes glaciale Wallich
Ribes glandulosum Grauer ex Weber - White currant
Ribes glutinosum Benth.
Ribes grossularioides Maxim. - Japanese Gooseberry
Ribes henryi Franch.
Ribes hirtellum Michx. - North American Gooseberry
Ribes hudsonianum Richards - Northern Blackcurrant
Ribes indecorum Eastw. - White-flowered Currant
Ribes inebrians Lindl.
Ribes inerme Rydb.
Ribes irriguum Douglas
Ribes japonicum Maxim.
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Ribes lasianthum Greene
Ribes laurifolium Jancz.
Ribes laxiflorum Pursh
Ribes leptanthum A.Gray
Ribes lobbii A.Gray - Gummy Gooseberry
Ribes longeracemosum Franch.
Ribes luridum Hook. & Thoms.
Ribes malvaceum Sm.
Ribes mandschuricum (Maxim.) Komarov
Ribes maximowiczii Batal.
Ribes menziesii Pursh - Canyon Gooseberry
Ribes meyeri Maxim.
Ribes missouriense Nutt. - Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes montigenum McClat.
Ribes moupinense Franch.
Ribes multiflorum Kit.
Ribes nevadense Kellogg - Sierra Currant
Ribes nigrum L. - Blackcurrant
Ribes niveum Lindl.
Ribes odoratum H.L.Wendl. - Buffalo Currant
Ribes orientale Desf.
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. - American Mountain Gooseberry
Ribes petiolare Fisch.
Ribes petraeum Wulf.
Ribes pinetorum Greene
Ribes procumbens Pall.
Ribes pulchellum Turcz.
Ribes quercetorum Greene
Ribes roezlii Reg. - Sierra Gooseberry
Ribes rotundifolium Michx.
Ribes rubrum L. - Redcurrant
Ribes sanguineum Pursh - Flowering Currant
Ribes setosum Lindl.
Ribes silvestre (Lam.) Mert. & Koch (syn. R. sativum)
Ribes speciosum Pursh - Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes spicatum Robson - Nordic Redcurrant
Ribes stenocarpum Maxim.
Ribes tenue Jancz.
Ribes triste Pall. - Northern Redcurrant or Swamp Redcurrant
Ribes ussuriense Jancz.
Ribes uva-crispa L. (syn. R. grossularia) - Gooseberry
Ribes viburnifolium A.Gray
Ribes vilmorinii Jancz.
Ribes viscosissimum Pursh
Ribes warszewiczii Jancz.
Ribes wolfii Rothr.

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