Grossularia californica
(Hook. & Arn.) Coville & Britton
Hillside gooseberry
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Description
A temperate herb or shrub in the Grossulariaceae family that produces edible berries.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, dried in the shade for about a week and stored, or boiled into jelly. The berries are particularly enjoyed by children.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are dried in the shade for about a week the stored. The berries are also eaten fresh or boiled into jelly.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Other Information
The fruit are eaten especially by children.
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
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)
- Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O., 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 299 (Family)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 476 (As Ribes californicum)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Ribes californicum)
