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PLANTS

Eastern prickly gooseberry

Ribes cynosbati

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Eastern prickly gooseberry, photo 1 of 5
Eastern prickly gooseberry, In flower
Eastern prickly gooseberry, In fruit
up to 1.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching up to 1.5 m. Grows in forests.

There are 589 observations of Eastern prickly gooseberry in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais195
  2. Montérégie107
  3. Laurentides78
  4. Montréal67
  5. Estrie56
  6. Laval34
  7. Lanaudière11
  8. Capitale-Nationale11
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Nord-du-Québec5
  12. Centre-du-Québec5
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Mauricie1

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Swamp currantRibes lacustre
European gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Canadian gooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
Wild black currantRibes americanum
Hairystem gooseberryRibes hirtellum
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
Alpine currantRibes alpinum
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
Golden currantRibes aureum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
White mulberryMorus alba
American red raspberryRubus idaeus