Glandulosum: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species.  spines at nodes absent prickles on internodes absent young stems not glandular; NOT [young stems glandular puberulent] leaves plicate in the bud; NOT [leaves convolute in the bud] leaves without resinous glands; NOT [leaves dotted beneath with resinous glands or bearing stalked glands] inflorescence an elongated raceme, flowers numerous; NOT [inflorescence a reduced raceme, 1-3 (5) flowered] pedicles jointed below the ovary sepals 2-2.5 mm long; NOT [sepals 3-4 mm long] sepals glabrous on outside; NOT [sepals pubescent on outside] flowers regular; NOT [flowers slightly irregular] flowers not golden yellow; NOT [flowers golden yellow to somewhat reddish] ovary and fruit more or less densely glandular pubescent; NOT [ovary and fruit glabrous, or with a few sessile glands] fruit red; NOT [fruit purplish-black or blue-black], NOT [fruits black when mature]

 

Grossulariaceae: Answers to key questions in Flora of Alberta leading to this family.  NOT [plants 1-2 dm tall, with small appressed leaves; pubescent; flowers yellow; of sandy habitats] shrubs; NOT [herbs] plants NOT aquatic plants green; NOT [plants white, pink or reddish brown] plants unarmed; NOT [plants armed with prickles, spines or thorns] leaves alternate; NOT [leaves opposite or whorled] leaves well developed; NOT [leaves reduced to scales] leaves not needle-like; NOT [leaves needle-like 5-10 mm long] perianth biseriate (i.e. of two different series of appendages, the inner generally larger, coloured, the outer generally smaller, greenish); NOT [perianth uniseriate (i.e. of only one series of appendages all more or less the same) or entirely absent] corolla of separate petals; NOT [corolla of united petals, or only 2 or 3 petals connate or united and the flowers markedly irregular] stamens alternate with the petals; NOT [stamens opposite the petals] stamens 5 ovary inferior; NOT [ovary superior] fruit yellow, red or black; NOT [fruit white or orange-red] fruit several-seeded; NOT [fruit 1-seeded]