Ribes cynosbati

ClassificationDicots
FamilyGrossulariaceae
Family (Traditional)Grossulariaceae
GenusRibes
Species:Ribes cynosbati L.
Common NameEastern Prickly Gooseberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boone (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Madison (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trimble (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100457959 Fayette Kentucky 01 Jan 1997 Danny Husband
122
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457942 Fayette Kentucky 22 Oct 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
2733
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458049 Madison Kentucky 27 May 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2883
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457975 Garrard Kentucky 28 Apr 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9715
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457884 Carter Kentucky 22 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10159
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457918 Carter Kentucky 29 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10512
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457892 Carter Kentucky 27 Apr 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8399
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457991 Harlan Kentucky 17 Jul 1996 Bryce D. Fields
889
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458031 Madison Kentucky 08 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
6863
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457900 Carter Kentucky 11 May 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8480
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 01 May 1993 Ross C. Clark
22723
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458015 Jessamine Kentucky 26 Apr 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11465
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 01 May 1993 R.C. Clark
22723
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
N/A Clinton Kentucky 04 Apr 1998 Mark A. Gorton
99
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458056 Pulaski Kentucky 11 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1594
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457926 Fayette Kentucky 25 Apr 1954 Mary Wharton
8502
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457967 Garrard Kentucky 22 Aug 2010 W. W. Overbeck
729
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458023 Jessamine Kentucky 26 Apr 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11468
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015064 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015063 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015062 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015068 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015061 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015066 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015060 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015067 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
BEREA015065 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Ribes cynosbati
31973000013874 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Ribes cynosbati
31973000013875 Rowan Kentucky
KNK
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113405 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113546 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113440 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113433 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113396 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113428 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113429 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113402 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113435 Union Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113441 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113547 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113436 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113439 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113520 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113399 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113406 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113407 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113397 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113409 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113519 Franklin Kentucky
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113400 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113430 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113401 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113403 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113398 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113395 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113431 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113404 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113427 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113432 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113438 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113521 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113408 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113410 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113411 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113437 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
TENN-V-0113434 Union Tennessee
TENN
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT014522 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT014523 Madison Kentucky
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT014521 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT014520 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0095440 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0054052 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0095441 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0003251 Carter Tennessee 19 Jul 1964 Wayne Chester and Ken Rogers
284
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0050279 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0063146 Pulaski Kentucky 31 May 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083235 Carter Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0094000 Jackson Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083370 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0044808 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0085177 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083369 Breckinridge Kentucky 23 Jun 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083362 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083382 Jessamine Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0003252 Fentress Tennessee 29 Apr 2006 Dwayne Estes with John Beck
8789
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0003248 Carter Kentucky May 2010 Dwaynes Estes with Matt Bruton
11424
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083367 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0083380 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
APSC0003250 Anderson Tennessee April 2004 Dwayne Estes
5803
APSC
Ribes cynosbati
HTTU021079 White Tennessee
HTTU
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT040295 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
UCHT038965 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Ribes cynosbati
UOS03205 Van Buren Tennessee 20 Apr 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Ribes cynosbati
31234100791183 Madison Kentucky
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU034802 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU034801 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU018166 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU030803 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU034803 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU018167 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU018164 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
ETSU018165 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457983 Harlan Kentucky 26 May 1994 Bryce D. Fields
808
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100458007 Jackson Kentucky 15 Apr 1995 Timothy J. Weckman
1289
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
31234100457934 Garrard Kentucky 28 Apr 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9715
EKY
Ribes cynosbati
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