Garden Gooseberry with flowers.

Flower

Garden Gooseberry with flowers.

Garden Gooseberry with fruit.

Gooseberry

Garden Gooseberry with fruit.

Cup of the calyx laid open.

Gooseberry

Cup of the calyx laid open.

Berry of the Garden Gooseberry cut in half.

Gooseberry

Berry of the Garden Gooseberry cut in half.

Berry of the Garden Gooseberry cut in half.

Gooseberry

Berry of the Garden Gooseberry cut in half.

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

Gooseberry

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

Gooseberry

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

The inside of a gooseberry, showing the reproductive seeds that are immersed in the placenta.

Gooseberry

The inside of a gooseberry, showing the reproductive seeds that are immersed in the placenta.

The Gooseberry or Magpie moth is often mistaken for a butterfly. The moth usually appears in the middle of the summer and continues until autumn. The wings of the moth have a white background with patches of black. At the base of the forewings is a yellow patch and near the middle there is a band of yellow between two rows of black spots.

Gooseberry or Magpie Moth

The Gooseberry or Magpie moth is often mistaken for a butterfly. The moth usually appears in the middle…

The branches of the gooseberry plant help shade each other to protect the fruit. A scorching sunshine can prematurely ripen the gooseberry. The best flavor comes from the yellow varieties.

Fruiting Branch of Gooseberry

The branches of the gooseberry plant help shade each other to protect the fruit. A scorching sunshine…

Also known as northern gooseberry. It is slightly smaller in diameter than Ribes grossularia and is typically found in the northwestern United States.

Ribes Oxyacanthoides

Also known as northern gooseberry. It is slightly smaller in diameter than Ribes grossularia and is…

Pistil of Garden Gooseberry.

Pistil

Pistil of Garden Gooseberry.

Also known as Nematus ribesii. A common pest of gooseberries.

Gooseberry Sawfly

Also known as Nematus ribesii. A common pest of gooseberries.