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Ribes rotundifolium
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Ribes rotundifolium, Scientific classification ...
Ribes rotundifolium | |
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Scientific 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 |
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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, tasty pale purple berries.[2]