Ribes gracile
Michx.
Slender-branched gooseberry
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A temperate shrub in the Grossulariaceae family, native to the Indian Himalayas where it grows between 3,000–3,900 m above sea level. It produces purple or blue fruit.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh and used for tarts.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten and used for tarts.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 3,000-3,900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Himalayas, India, North America, USA,
References (4)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Grossularia nivea)
- Fl. bor.-amer. 1:111. 1803
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 562
- Sharma, L. et al, 2018, Diversity, distribution pattern, endemism and indigenous uses of wild edible plants in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of Indian Trans Himalaya. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 17(1) January 2018 pp 122-131
