Ribes niveum

Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry,[2] white-flowered gooseberry,[2] or snow currant.[3] It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).[4]

Ribes niveum
Ribesniveum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. niveum
Binomial name
Ribes niveum
Lindl. 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Grossularia nivea (Lindl.) Spach

Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with white or pale pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are edible but rather sour.[2][5]

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