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Gooseberry

This page provides some basic information about the gooseberry, with gooseberry photos and gooseberry proverbs.


Basic information on gooseberry

Scientific name: Ribes uva-crispa
Synonym: Ribes grossularia
English: Gooseberry
Dutch: Kruisbes
Klapbes
Knoeper
Stekelbes
Spanish: Grosella espinosa
Grosella espinosa europea
French: Groseillier à maquereau
German: Stachelbeere
   
Family: Grossulariaceae
Order: Saxifragales
   
Origin: Europe, North West Africa, South West Asia
Distribution: Mainly in Europe, especially in the northern (cooler) countries).
   
Evergreen or deciduous: Gooseberry are deciduous plants.
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Climate and weather: Gooseberry need a temperate climate and grows well in the north of Europe.
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Height: Gooseberry bushes can be 1 to 3 meter high.
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Gooseberry photos

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Proverbs about gooseberry

  • The words of elders are like the gooseberry: bitter at first, then sweet.

Quotes

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Recipes

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