Ribes leptanthum

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]

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)

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]