American Black Currant vs wild black gooseberry

Ribes americanum compared with Ribes divaricatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Black Currant	wild black gooseberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family same	Grossulariaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus same	Ribes	Ribes
Species	Ribes americanum	Ribes divaricatum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Black Currant and wild black gooseberry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ribes.

Conservation Status

American Black Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

wild black gooseberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Black Currant	wild black gooseberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Black Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

wild black gooseberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

American Black Currant

The American Black Currant (Ribes americanum) is a species in the genus Ribes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.