Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Grossulariaceae > Ribes > Ribes rotundifoliumRibes rotundifolium (Appalachian gooseberry)Synonyms: Grossularia rotundifolia (homotypic); Grossularia triflora; Ribes gracile (heterotypic); Ribes lathraeum (homotypic); Ribes stamineum (heterotypic); Ribes triflorum (heterotypic) Ribes rotundifolium is a North American species of currant known by the common names wild gooseberry and Appalachian gooseberry. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains, from Massachusetts and the Adirondacks south as far as South Carolina and Tennessee. Ribes rotundifolium is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or pale green pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are sweet, tasty pale purple berries. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | Structure [1] | Shrub | | Height [1] | 39 inches (1 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Ribes rotundifolium |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
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1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
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73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Catoctin Mountain Park National Park |
II |
5994 |
Maryland, United States |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
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3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Mount Mitchell State Park |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
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108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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