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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Ribes echinellum, Miccosukee gooseberry.
Ribes echinellum. Photo by W.H. Duncun.

Ribes echinellum, Miccosukee gooseberry, range map.
Ribes echinellum range map.

Ribes echinellum, Miccosukee gooseberry

Because of its localization to only two populations, Miccosukee gooseberry is particularly vulnerable to any disturbance.

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Development of its habitat for residences or recreation
  • Habitat changes caused by logging of the associated hardwoods, or severe fire
  • Competition from the introduced vine, Japanese honeysuckle

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/ribes_echinellum/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:41 EDT