Sep. 23, 2020
whitestem gooseberry, Ribes inerme
Whitestem gooseberry is a shrub up to three meters high. The fruit are edible, with a tart taste. Many native tribes used the berries, including the Apache, Keres, Navajo, Pueblo, and Thompson. Whitestem grows in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, AB, and BC. Summit Co CO, 6/17/13. Gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?