Ribes niveum explained

Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, white-flowered gooseberry, or snow currant. It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).^[1]

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] [3]} It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ribes%20niveum.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065854 Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/239722#page/111/mode/1up Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register 20: plate 1692 and two subsequent unnumbered text pages
4. Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin . 2024-03-18 . www.wildflower.org.