Ribes uva-crispa aka Gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa, also known as gooseberry or European gooseberry, is a flowering shrub in the currant family, Grossulariaceae. It is native to Europe, the Caucasus, and northern Africa. The gooseberry bush is upright and almost thornless, with lobed mid-green leaves. This cultivar is highly productive, yielding large, sweet aromatic yellow fruits that ripen in July and are suitable for both dessert and culinary use. The gooseberry is a species of Ribes and is grown commercially and domestically. It is a straggling bush with sharp spines on its branches, reaching a height and width of 1.5 meters (5 feet). The bell-shaped flowers emerge singly or in pairs from rounded, deeply crenated 3 or 5 lobed leaves. The fruit is a berry, typically green but also available in red, yellow, and white varieties. While its native distribution is uncertain, gooseberries have been naturalized in various locations, including scattered areas in North America. The species is part of the subgenus Ribes subg. Grossularia and is self-fertile.