[Shrubs with Simple-palmate Leaves]

Family:

Gooseberry Family

Habitat:

Open or shady woods

Characteristics:

1. Woody stem shrub grows to 8 feet.

2. Many small red bell-shaped flowers on raceme.

3. Leaf shaped like a fuzzy goose foot.

Uses:

1. Edible berries, dired, raw, used in jams or wine.

2. Host to White Pine fust. Many have ben eliminated for this reason.

Paul Slichter