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Ribes curvatum
Ribes curvatum is a North American species of currant known by the common names granite gooseberry, drooping gooseberry and Georgia gooseberry. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama), and can be found in habitats ranging from dry rocky slopes to rich woodlands.
Ribes curvatum is a deciduous shrub up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) tall, though more often in the range 1–1.7 meters (3.3–5.6 ft). Stems are erect or recurving, with three reddish-brown spines at each node. They often root at the tips. The plant's leaves are alternate, petiolate and have three rounded lobes. Flowering takes place between March and May. The flowers are white, with conspicuous stamens, and have a strong clove-like scent. They may be solitary, or in 2-4 flowered racemes.
Mapleleaf currant · Ribes aciculare · Mountain Currant · Bitter gooseberry · American black currant · Golden currant · Ribes austroecuadorense · Ground gooseberry · Stink currant · Stinky Black Currant · Hillside gooseberry · Moreno currant
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ribes curvatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
