Ribes leptanthum

Ribes leptanthum is a spiny-stemmed, small-leaved species of gooseberry in the genus Ribes commonly called trumpet gooseberry.[2] It is native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah,[3] where it is usually found in high-altitude canyons.[2]

Trumpet gooseberry
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. leptanthum
Binomial name
Ribes leptanthum
Synonyms[2]

Grossularia leptantha (A.Gray ) Coville & Britton
Ribes leptanthum var. veganum Cockerell

Ethnobotany

Historically the berries of R. leptanthum have been consumed in Native American cultures in a variety of ways: they are readily eaten fresh by Apache peoples, including the Chiricahua, Mescalero, and other peoples (specifically those in the vicinity of Isleta and Jemez in New Mexico); used as an ingredient in cakes made for overwintering by Chiricahua, and Mescalero peoples; and, in those communities where early-settling Spanish and Native American cultures have generally mingled or influenced each other, R. leptanthum berries are used in recipes for jellies and wines.[4]

References
  1.  Ribes leptanthum was first described and published in Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science new series 4(1): 53. 1849 "Name - Ribes leptanthum A.Gray". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved June 2, 2011. IT: A. Fendler 254; 25 May 1847; USA: New Mexico: Banks of Rio del Norte, near Santa Fe
  2. "Ribes leptanthum Gray (Trumpet Gooseberry)". Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness. Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "PLANTS Profile Trumpet Gooseberry | USDA". USDA Plant Profile. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. Dan Moerman. "Search for Ribes leptanthum". Native American Ethnobotany Database. Dearborn, Michigan: University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2, 2011.


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