Ribes missouriense

Classification	Dicots
Family	Grossulariaceae
Family (Traditional)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Ribes
Species:	Ribes missouriense Nutt.
Common Name	Missouri 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: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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: doubly serrate; 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: 4; Stamen Number: 5
C value	4
Status	Native; TN[S2] KY[S4S5] (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), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Green (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Larue (KY), Marion (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nicholas (KY), Trigg (KY), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Montgomery (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100458254	Nicholas	Kentucky	25 Aug 2000	Ross C. Clark 25357	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458221	Marion	Kentucky	03 May 1999	Timothy J. Weckman 4831	EKY Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113457	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0083237	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Ribes missouriense
31234100458171	Franklin	Kentucky	19 Jul 1981	Steven Rice FR-485	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458163	Franklin	Kentucky	21 May 1991	Ronald L. Jones 6751	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458130	Campbell	Kentucky	25 Jun 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne 4258	EKY Ribes missouriense
31973000013879	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113455	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0083377	Larue	Kentucky			APSC Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113452	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0003255	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Apr 2008	A Dattilo and J Beck 818	APSC Ribes missouriense
31234100458106	Anderson	Kentucky	04 Apr 1956	Mary E. Wharton 9680	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458213	Jefferson	Kentucky	09 May 1982	C. J. Clevenger 17	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458189	Franklin	Kentucky	17 May 1983	S. P. Rice 617	EKY Ribes missouriense
31973000013878	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-011345	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113456	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0069159	Larue	Kentucky			APSC Ribes missouriense
31234100458155	Fleming	Kentucky	26 Apr 2000	Kim Feeman 904	EKY Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113454	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0083236	Franklin	Kentucky	09 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Ribes missouriense
APSC0086143	Green	Kentucky	02 Apr 1985		APSC Ribes missouriense
31234100458205	Henry	Kentucky	27 Apr 1963	J. L. Gentry, Jr. 896	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458197	Franklin	Kentucky	02 Apr 1984	Steven Rice Fr-179	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458114	Anderson	Kentucky	13 Jul 1978	William S . Bryant 169	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458262	Nicholas	Kentucky	25 Aug 2000	Ross C. Clark 25357	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458148	Fayette	Kentucky	17 Jul 1956	Mary E. Wharton 10333	EKY Ribes missouriense
31234100458239	Montgomery	Kentucky	21 May 1984	Julian Campbell 208	EKY Ribes missouriense
APSC0003254	Montgomery	Tennessee	19 Jun 1968	EW Chester and Lloyd Settle 2098	APSC Ribes missouriense
APSC0083379	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Ribes missouriense
TENN-V-0113453	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ribes missouriense
APSC0003247	Trigg	Kentucky	10 Apr 1985	EW Chester 85-68	APSC Ribes missouriense
ETSU008832	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Ribes missouriense

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Ribes missouriense

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