Other common names:
Low Wild Gooseberry, Smooth Gooseberry Family: Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae), (Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae)) Group: Gooseberries Distinctive features: Shrub; A smooth-stemmed Gooseberry, with 1-2 spines at leaf nodes, and smooth-skinned fruit (no prickles). Similar species: • Bristly Wild Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides) - stem covered with numerous soft prickles, with a few stouter prickles at leaf nodes. • Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) - 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:
Smooth-skinned. Habitat: Forests; Open forests. Edible:
Fruits are edible.
Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 306 Shrubs of Ontario: 139 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
43 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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