Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ribes cynosbati
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
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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, 1938)
Grossularia cynosbati
COMMON NAME:
Prickly Gooseberry, Dogberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_grcy_001_lvd
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_323
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm150425_837
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fruit hispid; peduncles 7-25mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm150425_838
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140418_160655
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm160503_182
May Haywood-Jackson Counties NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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, 1938)
Grossularia cynosbati
3677
Shrub
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Moist slopes, periglacial boulderfields, talus, grassy balds, especially at medium to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with slender nodal spines
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers usually solitary, or 2-3
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
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