Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Roundleaf Gooseberry from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-002:
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Grossularia rotundifolia
COMMON NAME:
Roundleaf Gooseberry, Appalachian Gooseberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_grro4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm080421_072
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves 1-5cm long and wide, serrate with rounded teeth, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm080421_076
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Small to medium, erect or spreading shrub 2-5' tall, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm160516_703
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves roundish in general outline, palmately veined and lobed, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm160516_710
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Berry smooth, glabrous, 8-12mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm160516_712
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm160516_715
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Internodes usually glabrous, nodal spines 3-8mm or absent. Petioles puberulent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_rotundifolium_5418
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Green to reddish sepals, white to pinkish petals, and protruding stamens, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0407t_18
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-002:
Ribes rotundifolium
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Grossularia rotundifolia
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Habitat: Moist slopes, balds, boulderfields, rocky forests, seepage swamps, shrub balds, mostly at high elevations south of VA, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with slender nodal spines; internodal prickles absent
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Green to reddish sepals, white to pinkish petals
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers usually solitary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p064
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p306
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p26
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p308
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p298