Coreosma prostrata
Lunell.
Fetid currant
GrossulariaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Alaska, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate shrub in the Grossulariaceae family with spiny stems and alternate leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Ribes prostratum L'Her.
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 564 (As Ribes prostratum)
- Stirp. nov. 3, t. 2. 1785 (As Ribes prostratum)
More from Grossulariaceae
Grossularia californica
Hillside gooseberry
Grossularia cynosbati
Dogberry, Eastern Prickly Gooseberry, American wild gooseberry
Grossularia lobbii
Gummy gooseberry, Canyon Gooseberry, Sticky gooseberry
Grossularia missouriensis
Missouri gooseberry
Grossularia oxyacanthoides
American mountain gooseberry, Canadian Gooseberry, Smooth Gooseberry, Northern gooseberry
Grossularia roezlii
Sierra gooseberry, Roezl's Gooseberry