Ribes missouriense Nutt.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Grossulariaceae

• Scientific Name

  Ribes missouriense Nutt.

• Description

  Species Description - Nodal spines stout; lvs 1.5–3.5 cm, rotund in outline, the 2 principal sinuses extending nearly to the middle, softly hairy at least beneath, or glabrate in age; peduncles puberulent or glandular to subglabrous, 1–2 cm, mostly much exceeding the 5–13 mm pedicels; floral bracts ciliate with glandular and eglandular hairs; ovary and fr glabrous; hypanthium 1.5–2.5 mm, cupulate, white or creamy; sep oblanceolate, 5–7.5 mm, reflexed; pet cuneate-obovate, white (or pinkish in age), 2–3.5 mm; stamens 9–12 mm; style 10–14 mm, bifid; fr red to purple; 2n=16. Moist or dry upland woods; Ind. to Minn. and Tenn., w. to Mont. and Kans. May.

• Common Names

  Missouri gooseberry