Ribes hesperium var. amarum
(McClatchie) Parish
Bitter gooseberry
GrossulariaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
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 gooseberry and currant family (Grossulariaceae). The fruit is valued mainly for its moisture content.
Names & Synonyms
Ribes amarum McClatchieRibes menziesii var. amarum (McClatchie) Jancz.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 475
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