''Ribes cynosbati'' is a North American species of shrub in the family

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south along the

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to northern

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and west as far as

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, the

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and

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Description

''Ribes cynosbati'' reaches a height of up to 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. File:Prickly gooseberry 5.jpg, Fruits and leaves File:Prickly gooseberry 1.jpg, Flowers File:Ribes cynosbati, young fruit.jpg, young fruit

References

cynosbati Flora of the United States Flora of Canada Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Saxifragales-stub