Ribes hirtellum: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

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Family Grossulariaceae
Ribes hirtellum Michx.
hairy-stem gooseberry, northern gooseberry, swamp gooseberry
Ribes: from Syrian or Kurdish ribas, which was derived from an old Persian word
hirtellum: pubescent with very small, coarse, stiff hairs

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Status:	Native
Plant:	perennial shrub
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Synonyms

Grossularia hirtella (Michx.) Spach
Ribes hirtellum Michx. var. calcicola (Fernald) Fernald
Ribes hirtellum Michx. var. saxosum (Hook.) Fernald
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. var. calcicola Fernald
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. var. hirtellum (Michx.) Scoggan
Ribes oxyacanthoides L. var. saxosum (Hook.) Coville
Ribes saxosum Hook.

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