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Ribes cynosbati L.
eastern prickly gooseberry

       
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Photo of Ribes cynosbati L.
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MI. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ribes cynosbati L.

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Synonyms:
Ribes cynosbati L.

  GRCY Grossularia cynosbati (L.) Mill.
  RICYA Ribes cynosbati L. var. atrox Fernald
  RICYG Ribes cynosbati L. var. glabratum Fernald
  RICYI Ribes cynosbati L. var. inerme (Rehder) L.H. Bailey
  RIHU4 Ribes huronense Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Ribes cynosbati L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Ribes cynosbati L.

View 3 genera in Grossulariaceae, 65 species in Ribes
 

Classification:
Ribes cynosbati L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Grossulariaceae – Currant family
Genus Ribes L. – currant
Species Ribes cynosbati L. – eastern prickly gooseberry
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ribes cynosbati L.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Michigan:
Ribes
currant, gooseberry              Plant pest1
 
1 planting of currants and gooseberries in certain parts of the State of Michigan is prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ribes cynosbati L.

Ribes
currant, gooseberry

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ribes cynosbati L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24462.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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