Editing Ribes (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales}}
{{About|the genus of flowering plant|the commune in southern France|Ribes, Ardèche|the region in Catalonia|Vall de Ribes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Ribes_divaricatum_5391.JPG
|image_caption=''[[Ribes divaricatum]]'' (spreading gooseberry)
|parent_authority=[[Augustin Pyramus de Candolle|DC.]]{{sfn|APG IV|2016}}
|taxon=Ribes
|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|type_species=''[[Ribes rubrum]]''
|type_species_authority=L.
|diversity=About 200 species
|diversity_ref={{r|powo}}
|diversity_link=List of Ribes species
|range_map=Grossulariaceae Distribution.svg
|range_map_caption=Distribution of ''Ribes'' species
|synonyms_ref={{sfn|Morin|2008}}<ref>{{eFloras|2|128544|Ribes |last1=Lu |first1=Lingdi |first2=Crinan |last2=Alexander |volume=8}}</ref>
|synonyms=*''Grossularia'' <small>Miller</small>
*''Ribesium'' <small>Medikus</small>
}}

'''''Ribes''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|aɪ|b|iː|z}})<ref>{{OED |term=ribes |id=165493}}</ref> is a [[genus]] of about 200 known species of [[flowering plant]]s, most of them native to the [[temperate]] regions of the [[Northern Hemisphere]].{{r|powo}} The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as [[redcurrant]]s, [[blackcurrant]]s, and [[White currant|whitecurrant]]s, or as [[Gooseberry|gooseberries]], and some are [[Horticulture|cultivated]] for their edible [[fruit]] or as [[ornamental plant]]s. ''Ribes'' is the only genus in the family '''Grossulariaceae'''.