Ribes oxyacanthoides var. setosum
(Lindl.) Dorn
Inland gooseberry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
The fruit is eaten raw or cooked, and can be dried and stored for later use. It is used in pies, jellies, jams, and sauces. Young leaves are eaten in salads.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Canada, 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). It produces an esteemed fruit.
Other Information
They are an esteemed fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Bristly gooseberry
Ribes oxycanthoides subsp. setosum (Lindl.) Q. P. SinnottRibes setosum Lindl.Grossularia setosa (Lindl.) Coville & Britton
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 748
- Medsger, O. P., 1939, Edible Wild Plants. Macmillan Company. p 20 (As Grossularia setosa)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 479
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