Appalachian Gooseberry
Ribes rotundifolium Michaux
Appalachian Gooseberry: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/1635
Synonyms
Eastern Wild Gooseberry  Grossularia rotundifolia 
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This is a preferred larval host plant for Gray Comma (Polygonia progne).

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Ribes rotundifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. rotundifolium
Binomial name
Ribes rotundifolium
Michx. 1803
Synonyms[1]

Grossularia rotundifolia (Michx.) Coville & Britton

Ribes rotundifolium is a North American species of currant known by the common names wild gooseberry[2] and Appalachian gooseberry.[3] It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Adirondacks, from Massachusetts and the Appalachian Mountains south as far as South Carolina and Tennessee.[4]

Ribes rotundifolium is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 ft) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or pale green pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are sweet, pale purple berries.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ribes rotundifolium". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  2. ^ a b Morin, Nancy R. (2009). "Ribes rotundifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 8. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Ribes rotundifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Ribes rotundifolium". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
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