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Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense)
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Flower profile

Missouri gooseberry

Ribes missouriense

Native to Nebraska

Missouri gooseberry is a flowering plant that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states.

23states
182NE sightings*
3,188U.S. sightings*

*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.

On our lists for: Nebraska

Quick look

Ribes missouriense, the Missouri gooseberry, Missouri currant or wild gooseberry, is a prickly, many-stemmed shrub native to the north-central United States. Scattered populations have been found further east, most of them likely escapes cultivation.

  • It belongs to the Grossulariaceae family. iNaturalist
  • USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
  • USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 23 states. USDA PLANTS
  • NatureServe lists it as native to Nebraska. NatureServe
  • iNaturalist has 182 research-grade sightings of it in Nebraska, ranking #88 among the 108 flowers on our Nebraska list. iNaturalist

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When does it bloom?

Flowering records by month across the U.S. (iNaturalist research-grade observations marked “Flowering”) (416 records)

There are only a handful of Nebraska flowering records, so this chart uses records from across the U.S.

Conservation status

Federal (U.S. ESA)
Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
NatureServe global
G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
Nebraska
Not listed Not on Nebraska threatened and endangered species (163 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 4, § 004). NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Nebraska. 163 NAC 4-004
Rare elsewhere
Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: NJ (S2), OH (S2), OK (S1), TN (S2), WV (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)

Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.

Can you eat it?

For peopleNot well documented

None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.

For petsNot well documented

It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.

🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.

Where does it grow?

USDA PLANTS records missouri gooseberry in 23 states.

recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded

See the full list of states

Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Nebraska counties with USDA records: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Cherry, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawson, Dixon, Douglas, Franklin, Gage, Greeley, Hall, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Knox, Lancaster, Loup, Nance, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, Sherman, Stanton, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Webster, York.

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