Missouri Gooseberry

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Ribes missouriense

Missouri Gooseberry, a reference photo
Photo: Eric in SF · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Ribes missouriense, the Missouri gooseberry, Missouri currant or wild gooseberry, is a prickly, many-stemmed shrub native to the north-central United States (Great Lakes, upper Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys). Scattered populations have been found further east, most of them likely escapes cultivation.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Missouri 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Ribes
Species
Ribes missouriense

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