Ribes cynosbati is a North American species of shrub in the family Grossulariaceae (gooseberries and currants). It is native to the eastern and central United States and Canada. It has several common names, including prickly gooseberry, eastern prickly gooseberry, dogberry, and dog bramble. It grows in rich forests, rocky slopes, and open heaths from New Brunswick south along the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama and west as far as Manitoba, the Dakotas and Oklahoma.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. cynosbati
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Description
editRibes cynosbati reaches a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) with erect to spreading stems. The leaves have 3 or 5 lobes, with glandular hairs. The flowers are greenish-white. The round fruits are bristly, white to greenish, and pleasant-tasting.[5]
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References
edit- ^ Linnaeus, K. 1753. Species Plantarum 1:202.
- ^ Tropicos, Ribes cynosbati
- ^ The Plant List, Ribes cynosbati L.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America Ribes cynosbati
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