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Cressler, Alan

Ribes echinellum

Ribes echinellum (Coville) Rehder

Miccosukee Gooseberry

Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)

Synonym(s): Grossularia echinella

USDA Symbol: RIEC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr

Distribution

USA: FL , SC

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q217
Status: Threatened
Historic Range: U.S.A. (FL, SC)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ribes echinellum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ribes echinellum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ribes echinellum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-01
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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