L-'''Għenba tax-xewk''', ''Ribes uva-crispa'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''R. grossularia'') hi speċi tar-''[[Ribes]]'', indiġena fl-[[Ewropa]], northwestern l-[[AfricaAfrika]],westtal-majjistral, south and southeastu l-[[Asja]] tal-punent, nofinhar u l-lbiċ. Hi waħda minn bosta speċi simili tas-sottoġener ''Grossularia''.
AlthoughMinkejja usuallyli placeds-soltu ashi akklassifikata subgenusbħala withinsottoġeneru fir-''Ribes'', axi fewtassonomisti [[taxonomist]]s treatiqisu l-''Grossularia'' asbħala aġeneru separate genusseparat, għalkemm jista' ibridi bejn although [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s between gooseberry and [[blackcurrant]] (e.g., the [[Jostaberry]]) are possible. The subgenus ''Grossularia'' differs somewhat from currants, chiefly in their spiny stems, and in that their [[flower]]s grow one to three together on short stems, not in [[raceme]]s.
Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis.
