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not marked as a favorite taxon Ribes rotundifolium Michaux. Common name: Appalachian Gooseberry. Phenology: Apr-May; Jun-Sep. Habitat: Moist slopes, balds, boulderfields, rocky forests, seepage swamps, shrub balds, mostly at high elevations south of VA. Distribution: An Appalachian endemic: MA, CO, and NY south to w. NC and e. TN. Reports from Oconee County, SC are based on cultivated material.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA8, G, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WV, Sinnott (1985); = Grossularia rotundifolia (Michx.) Coville & Britton — S, S13; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Ribes rotundifolium Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Ribes rotundifolium - FNA8

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image #1 of Ribes rotundifolium© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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