Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes lacustre

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Skin contact with the spines can cause an allergic reaction in some people[ 101 Title Edible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada. Publication Author Turner. N. J. and Szczawinski. A. Publisher National Museum of Natural Sciences Year 1978 ISBN - Description A very readable guide to some wild foods of Canada. ].

Botanical Description

Ribes lacustre is a spiny, deciduous shrub with usually erect stems when growing in a sunny position, but often becoming spreading or prostrate when in the shade and then rooting when they touch the ground; it can grow 100 - 200cm 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. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to California, Colorado, Indiana and Virginia

HabitatMoist woods, conifer swamps, stream banks, dry forest slopes, subalpine ridges, krummholtz; at elevations up to 3,400 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. ]. Cold damp woods[ 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. ]. Swamps and wet woods[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].