
Ribes divaricatum
Also known as: Wild Black Gooseberry, Wild Coast Gooseberry
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Size at maturity: 3-9' tall
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Canopy layer: large shrub
- Light requirements: full sun, part sun/part shade
- Moisture requirements: moist soil
- Growth rate: medium
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Special features: edible
The Straggly Gooseberry is not common in Portland. It is also called Wild Gooseberry. It has smooth, 1/2” purple berries that are edible, and which usually occur in small cluster of 2 to 4. The flowers may be green or purple and are about 1/5” across. Straggly Gooseberry has no thorns except for a few at the point where the leaf attaches to the twig. (Portland Plant List, 2016)
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