Ribes hirtellum is a species of gooseberry commonly known as wild gooseberry or swamp gooseberry. It is native to Canada and the northern United States. Cultivated gooseberries are derived from this species and from Ribes uva-crispa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Smooth Gooseberry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ribes rotundifolium
- Ribes uva-crispa
- Ribes oxyacanthoides
- Ribes inerme
- Ribes divaricatum
- Ribes fasciculatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Saxifragales
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Genus
- Ribes
- Species
- Ribes hirtellum
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