Ribes watsonianum

Ribes watsonianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species: R. watsonianum
Binomial name
Ribes watsonianum
Koehne 1893
Synonyms[1]

Grossularia watsoniana (Koehne) Coville & Britton

Ribes watsonianum is a North American species of currant known by the common names spring gooseberry[2] and wild gooseberry. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains, from Massachusetts and the Adirondacks south as far as South Carolina and Tennessee.[3]

Ribes watsonianum is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or pale green pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are pale purple and reportedly sweet and tasty.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Ribes watsoniana Koehne
  2. ↑ "Ribes watsonianum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Ribes rotundifolium Michaux, 1803. Wild gooseberry


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