Wild Gooseberry
Ribes hirtellum |
Other common names:
Low Wild Gooseberry, Smooth Gooseberry
Family:
Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae), (Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae))
Group:
Gooseberries
Distinctive features:
Shrub; A smooth-stemmed Gooseberry, with 1-2 spines at leaf nodes, and smooth-skinned fruit (no prickles).
Similar species:
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Bristly Wild Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides) - stem covered with numerous soft prickles, with a few stouter prickles at leaf nodes.
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Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) - stems smooth, with 1-2 spines at leaf nodes, berries lack prickles.
Flowers:
Spring; Green/Brown; 5 parts (petals)
Leaves:
Alternate, Simple, Toothed; Alternate, simple.
Fruit/Seeds:
Smooth-skinned.
Habitat:
Forests; Open forests.
Edible:
Fruits are edible.
Books:
Shrubs of Ontario: 139
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 306
Native/Non-native:
Native
Status:
Common.
Photographs:
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