Other common names:
Dogberry, Pasture Gooseberry Family: Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae), (Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae)) Group: Gooseberries Distinctive features: Shrub; This Gooseberry is distinguished by its berries that are covered with prickles. The stems are smooth except for one or two weak prickles at the nodes where the leaves grow. Similar species: • Bristly Wild Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides) - stem covered with numerous soft prickles, with a few stouter prickles at leaf nodes. • Wild Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum) - stems smooth, with 1-2 spines at leaf nodes, berries lack prickles . Flowers: Spring; Green/Brown; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed; Alternate, simple. Fruit/Seeds:
Fruit covered with prickles. Habitat: Forests; Open forests. Edible:
Fruits are edible.
Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 306 Shrubs of Ontario: 135 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
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