Ribes rotundifolium

Classification	Dicots
Family	Grossulariaceae
Family (Traditional)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Ribes
Species:	Ribes rotundifolium Michx.
Common Name	Appalachian Gooseberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; 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: 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: 4; Stamen Number: 5
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Anderson (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Unicoi (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 1964

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100458122	Campbell	Kentucky	25 Jun 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr., Glenn W. Murphy 4258	EKY Ribes rotundifolium
APSC0003256	Carter	Tennessee	19 Jul 1964	Ken Roger and Wayne Chester 297	APSC Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113643	Campbell	Kentucky			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
UCHT014557	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ribes rotundifolium
UCHT014544		Tennessee			UCHT Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113462	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113460	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018172	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018169	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018174	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018171	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018170	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
ETSU018173	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113464	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113463	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113465	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113461	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
TENN-V-0113466	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Ribes rotundifolium
HTTU012971	Anderson	Kentucky			HTTU Ribes rotundifolium
HTTU012970	Anderson	Kentucky			HTTU Ribes rotundifolium
HTTU021080	Anderson	Kentucky			HTTU Ribes rotundifolium
UCHT014545		Tennessee			UCHT Ribes rotundifolium
UCHT014543	Carter	Tennessee			UCHT Ribes rotundifolium

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