Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ribes echinellum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes echinellum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ribes echinellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Ribes echinellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-003:
Ribes echinellum FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Grossularia echinella
COMMON NAME:
Miccosukee Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Florida Gooseberry
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Jerry Bright jeb_gooseberry
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves alternate on new wood and in clusters on short lateral branches, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_805
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
A low shrub with palmately lobed and veined leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_809
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Nodal spines 0.5-1.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_812
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_ribes_echinellum_1407
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_ribes_echinellum_1423
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_ribes_echinellum_1426
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_ribes_echinellum_1447
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Bill Sharpton gws1246_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Greenish flowers w 5 small petals, 5 spreading sepals, long exserted stamens, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Bill Sharpton gws1246_a2
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Ovary and fruit are densely covered in long, gland-tipped bristles, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm0504c_26
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves drop in August-September, new ones emerge in December, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm0504c_27
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Known only from McCormick County, SC, and Jefferson County, FL, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm070407_040
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Berry densely glandular-spiny, ca. 12mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_433
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ribes echinellum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes echinellum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ribes echinellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Ribes echinellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-003:
Ribes echinellum
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Grossularia echinella
1246
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic, nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina
Rare, known only from McCormick Co, SC, and Jefferson Co, FL
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with slender nodal spines
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Leaves palmately veined
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Cream sepals, white petals
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5 long-exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p176
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p209
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p116
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p065
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p307
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p297
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