Ribes curvatum
Ribes curvatum is a North American species of currant known by the common names granite gooseberry[2] and Georgia gooseberry. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. curvatum |
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| Ribes curvatum Small 1896 | |
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Ribes curvatum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with white flowers and green or reddish-purple berries.[4][5]
References
- Tropicos, Ribes curvatum Small
- "Ribes curvatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Ribes curvatum Small, 1896. Granite or Georgia gooseberry
- Small, John Kunkel 1896. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 23(8): 295
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