Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes rotundifolium

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes rotundifolium is a usually unarmed, deciduous shrub with erect to recurving stems that can root at the tips; it can grow 70 - 150cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit[ 2 Title Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Publication Author Hedrick. U. P. Publisher Dover Publications Year 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6 Description Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Massachusetts and New York, south to Georgia

HabitatRich woods, rocky slopes, boulderfields, heath and grassy balds; at elevations up to 2,100 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Open rocky places and thickets, ascending to the highest crests[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].