Grossulariaceae Ribes cynosbati L.
Eastern Prickly Gooseberry
Potawatomi - Food, Preserves
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 109
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Ribes cynosbati L.
Scientific name: Ribes cynosbati L.
USDA symbol: RICY (
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Common names: Eastern Prickly Gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Berries made into jams and jellies.
RECRD: 325 id: 33464