Grossularia missouriensis
(Nutt.) Coville
Missouri gooseberry
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub. It has a few spines. The leaves have 3-5 lobes. The flowers are white. The fruit are brown to purple and 12 mm across. They are smooth.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are normally too acid to eat raw and are best cooked. They are also dried and stored for later use.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are normally too acid to be eaten raw. They are best cooked. They are also dried and stored for later use.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 3.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
Ribes missouriensis Nutt.
Also Known As
Slender gooseberry
References (6)
- 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)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 120 (As Ribes missouriense)
- Jackes, D. A., 2007, Edible Forest Gardens (As Ribes missouriense)
- Medsger, O. P., 1939, Edible Wild Plants. Macmillan Company. p 19
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 478
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Ribes missouriense)
