Ribes rotundifolium
Appalachian gooseberry
Family GrossulariaceaeAlso called wild gooseberry
About
Ribes rotundifolium, the Appalachian gooseberry, is a small gooseberry shrub of the eastern United States with pale flowers and sweet, purplish berries.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Up to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A shrub up to 1.5 m tall with cream, pinkish or pale greenish-pink flowers, followed by sweet berries that range from pale to dark purple or dark blue.
Distribution & habitat
Eastern United States, chiefly the Adirondacks and from Massachusetts along the Appalachian Mountains south to South Carolina and Tennessee.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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