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Learn more about Prickly Gooseberry from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ribes cynosbati
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes cynosbati
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-004:
Ribes cynosbati
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Grossularia cynosbati
COMMON NAME:
Prickly Gooseberry, Dogberry
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JK Marlow jkm140418_320
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Glandular hairs on ovary become stiff spines on mature fruit; stamens 1-2mm, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
JK Marlow jkm150425_837
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fruit hispid; peduncles 7-25mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
JK Marlow jkm140519_927
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Leaves 1-5cm long and wide, serrate with rounded teeth, per Weakley's Flora (2012).