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Ribes missouriense
Ribes missouriense Nutt.
Missouri Gooseberry
Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)
Synonym(s): Grossularia missouriensis, Ribes missouriense var. ozarkanum
USDA Symbol: RIMI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
A small, upright shrub, 4-6 ft. tall with exfoliating, red-brown bark and many stout spines and bristles. Round lobed leaves change from yellow-orange to red then purple in the fall. Flower is a greenish-white, trumpet-shaped, occurs in groups, and is followed by a small purplish black berry.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Red to purple.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AR , CT , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MD , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NJ , OH , OK , PA , SD , TN , VA , WI , WVNative Distribution: NJ to ND, s. to TN & KS
Native Habitat: Open woods; thickets; fence rows; rocky hillsides
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Part ShadeSoil pH: Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Soil Description: Variable.
Conditions Comments: Gooseberry fruit is edible and used in jams and pies.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Ribes missouriense in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ribes missouriense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ribes missouriense
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-20Research By: TWC Staff