Ribes echinellum

{{Short description|Species of shrub}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Ribes echinellum.jpg

|status = {{TNCStatus}}

|status_system = TNC

|genus = Ribes

|species = echinellum

|authority = (Coville) Rehder 1926

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-29100499 The Plant List, Ribes echinellum (Coville) Rehder ]

|synonyms = *Grossularia echinella Coville 1924

}}

Ribes echinellum, the Miccosukee gooseberry,{{PLANTS|id=RIEC|taxon=Ribes echinellum|accessdate=22 October 2015}} is a very rare North American shrub in the currant family, native to the southeastern United States.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ribes%20echinellum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map] It has only a few known populations. The Florida populations were discovered first, in 1924 at Lake Miccosukee. The South Carolina populations were found in 1957 and 1981, and the first is protected at Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve.[http://www.fws.gov/southeast/5yearReviews/5yearreviews/MiccosukeeGooseberry.pdf Ribes echinellum - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation]

Ribes echinellum is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall with spines at the nodes (places where the leaves are attached to the stem). Leaves are round or egg-shaped with three lobes. It has whitish or pale yellow flowers and purple spine-covered berries.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065867 Flora of North America, Ribes echinellum (Coville) Rehder, 1926. Miccosukee gooseberry ][http://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Ribes_echinellum.pdf Ribes echinellum - Florida Natural Areas Inventory ] photos, description, line drawings, information on ecological and conservation concerns