VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Desert gooseberry is fair to poor forage for livestock.  Deer,
chipmunks, scrub jays, and magpies consume its fruit [13].

Rodents burrow at the base of desert gooseberry; the roots and stems of
desert gooseberry help stabilize the walls of their tunnels [32].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Gooseberries (Ribes spp.) are used for making jam, jelly, and pie [15].
Some western Indian tribes used gooseberries for making pemmican [13].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Desert gooseberry is an alternate host for white pine blister rust
(Cronartium ribicola) which infests five-needled pines.  Tree mortality
from white pine blister rust is generally less in dry than in moist
climates [36].  Because of their association with the rust, Ribes spp.
have been targets of various eradication efforts; however, these efforts
have not been successful in the western states [7,14].

Related categories for Species: Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry