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Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. oxyacanthoides
Canadian Gooseberry
Grossulariaceae (Currant family)
Synonym(s): Grossularia oxyacanthoides
USDA Symbol: RIOXO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Reddish, greenish purple or deep purplish black.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Sepals greenish yellow, petals white.
Distribution
USA: AK , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , OH , SD , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Rock outcrops, gravelly streamsides and lakeshores, open forests, rocky slopes, sandy islands, raised beach ridges, coastal sand dunes.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR