Limnobotrya lacustris
(Pers.) Rydb.
Prickly blackcurrant, Swamp gooseberry, Swamp currant
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Description
A low straggling shrub. The stems are spiny and have bristles. It grows about 1 m high. The leaves are small and like maple leaves. They have 5 lobes with deep sharp indents. The flowers are small and green, pink or purple. They are on branched stalks and droop. The fruit are purple berries. They are covered with dense bristles.
Edible Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked, though typically not in large amounts. They are traditionally boiled, dried, and stored for later use, or made into jam.
Traditional Uses
The fruit have a strong smell. They can be eaten raw or cooked. They are not eaten in large amounts. They are boiled and dried and stored for later use. They are used for jam.
Distribution
It is a cold temperate plant. It grows in open places near the tree line in the Rocky Mountains.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Canada, North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
References (11)
- 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 Ribes lacustre)
- Encycl. suppl. 2:856. 1812 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 120 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 563 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Heller, C. A., 1962, Wild Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. Univ. of Alaska Extension Service. p 42 (As Ribes lacustre)
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- MacKinnon, A., et al, 2009, Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine. p 108 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 478 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Ribes lacustre)
- Porsild, A.E., 1974, Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. Natural History Series No. 2 National Museums of Canada. p 216 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Turner, N., 1995, Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples. Royal BC Museum Handbook p 100 (As Ribes lacustre)
- Turner, N., 1997, Food Plants of Interior First Peoples. Royal BC Museum Handbook p 129 (As Ribes lacustre)
