Ribes leptanthum

Trumpet gooseberry
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Genus:	Ribes
Species:	R. leptanthum
Binomial name
Ribes leptanthum A.Gray, 1849
Synonyms [2]
List Grossularia brachyantha (A.Gray) Petraw. (1932) Grossularia leptantha (A.Gray) Coville & Britton (1908) Ribes leptanthum var. brachyanthum A.Gray (1876) Ribes leptanthum var. genuinum Jancz. (1907) Ribes leptanthum var. veganum Cockerell (1902) Ribes veganum Cockerell (1902)

Ribes leptanthum is a spiny-stemmed, small-leaved species of gooseberry in the genus Ribes commonly called trumpet gooseberry. ^[3] It is native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, ^[4] where it is usually found in high-altitude canyons. ^[3]

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. ^[5]

References

1. NatureServe (2024). "Ribes leptanthum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
2. "Ribes leptanthum A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. Kleinman, Russ. "Ribes leptanthum Gray". Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness. Western New Mexico University. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. "PLANTS Profile Trumpet Gooseberry | USDA". USDA Plant Profile. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
5. Dan Moerman. "Search for Ribes leptanthum". Native American Ethnobotany Database. Dearborn, Michigan: University of Michigan . Retrieved June 2, 2011.