Grossulariaceae Ribes cynosbati L.
Eastern Prickly Gooseberry
Meskwaki - Food, Dessert
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 264
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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dessert
Notes: Berries cooked with sugar as a dessert.
RECRD: 1280 id: 33458