Family Grossulariaceae By: Noah Berglund

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Family GrossulariaceaeBy Noah Berglund
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Family Grossulariaceae

• 1 Genus Ribes, 150 species
• Found in the temperate regions of the Northern
  Hemisphere
• Flowering Half-shrub, 2-3 feet tall
• Maple like leaves on short shoots
• Leaves alternate in clusters

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Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)

• Flowers are found in groups of 1-3 near the
  petioles of some leaves
• All berries have prickles
• Each flower is about 1/3" long, greenish yellow,
  consist of short tubular calyx with 4-5 spreading
  lobes

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Swamp Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum)

• The bark is grayish, twigs have scattered
  bristle-like prickles that fall with the outer
  bark after the first year
• palmate leaves, 3-5 lobes, perfect flower

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Wild Black Currant (Ribes americanum)

• Leaves three to five lobes, 1¼"-3¼" wide
• perfect flowers can be found drooped in clusters
• Berries are 6-10mm in diameter, smooth and black.

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Swamp Red Currant (Ribes triste)

• Leaves 3 lobed (rarely 5), palmate venation
• Flowers - 6-15 in drooping clusters reddish or
  greenish purple petals about 1 mm long
• Fruit - bright red to purplish, smooth berries,
  about 6 mm across

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Resources

• http//www.borealforest.org/shrubs/shrub37.htm
• http//plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbolRICY
• Pictures as seen in order
• 1- upload.wikimedia.org/.../Gooseberry-spring.jpg
  
• 2-wisplants.uwsp.edu/photos/RIBCYN_KKOHOUT.jpg
• 3-wisplants.uwsp.edu/photos/RIBHIR_PD5.jpg
• 4-www.epa.gov/.../restofriver/photos/ribes_ame.jpg
  
• 5- www.floraquebeca.qc.ca/.../ribes-triste.jpg