An uncommon deciduous prickly shrub. Like the two other gooseberries in North Carolina, Dogberry occurs only in the Mountains. The specific epithet, cynosbati, means "dog berry".
Clay Co. NC 5/14/05.
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| An uncommon deciduous prickly shrub. Like the two other gooseberries in North Carolina, Dogberry occurs only in the Mountains. The specific epithet, cynosbati, means "dog berry". Clay Co. NC 5/14/05. |
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Shrubs of Wisconsin
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