Grossularia rotundifolia
(Michx.) Coville & Britton
Appalachian gooseberry, Round-leaved gooseberry
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Wikimedia Commons - Leaves Collected and scanned by Tyler Young, June 2007.
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Wikimedia Commons - Leaves Collected and scanned by Tyler Young, June 2007.
Description
A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. It has a few small spines. The leaves are heart shaped at the base and have 3 lobes. The flowers are green to yellow. They are in groups of 1-3. The fruit are smooth and purple.
Edible Uses
The fruit are canned for future use.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are canned for future use.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
Ribes rotundifolium Michx.
References (4)
- Fl. bor.-amer. 1:110. 1803
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 564
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 480
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
