Ribes cynosbati L.

Grossularia cynosbati (L.) Mill. 
Ribes cynosbati L. var. atrox Fernald 
Ribes cynosbati L. var. glabratum Fernald 
Ribes cynosbati L. var. inerme (Rehder) L.H. Bailey 
Ribes huronense Rydb. 


prickly gooseberry
eastern prickly gooseberry
dogberry
dog bramble
wild gooseberry
pasture gooseberry
groseillier des chiens 




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Genus and species meaning:  Arabic "ribas" (acidic tasting (fruit)) / dog-thorn from Greek "kyon" (dog) and "bati" (thorn)
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Leaf: Alternate, simple, deciduous, shallowly palmately lobed (3 to 5 lobes) to notched, orbicular, 2 to 3 inches long, large rounded teeth; base cordate; dark green and hairy-glandular above, paler and somewhat pubescent below. 
Flower: Perfect; 1/3 inch, pale yellow or white, tubular flowers with 5 petals, borne in mid-spring, in sparse hanging clusters; the base of the flower hairy.
Fruit: Purple-red, round, 1/3 inch berries covered in prickles, ripen in mid-summer.
Twig: Moderately stout, red-gray, covered in short hairs and prickles on the new growth or smooth; 1 to 3 long spines at the nodes.
Bark: Silvery gray, reddish tint and finely peeling; spines persisting. 
Form: Small to medium shrub up to 5 feet tall.



Site: Found in rich moist woods.  

Tidbits: While spine covered, the berries are tasty.  They are eaten by a variety of animals.  


Confuse with Appalachian gooseberry, which has smooth fruits, and has more deeply lobed leaves with non-cordate bases.    



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alternate 
fleshy
yellow white
broadleaf
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simple
lobes
serrate
orbicular
0
thin
fuzzless pubescense straight spines
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narrow
3
scaly short tall
spines numerous single
NULL
NULL
shrub
mesic