Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, white-flowered gooseberry, or snow currant.
Description Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. The branches have 1–3 spines at the nodes. The leaves are wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes.
The flowers are white or pale pink. The berries are dark blue or dark purple, and are palatable but sour.Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register 20: plate 1692 and two subsequent unnumbered text pages pull-page color illustration of Ribes niveum in flower, description in Latin, commentary in English
Distribution and habitat It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.
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