North American species of currant
Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry,[3] white-flowered gooseberry,[3] or snow currant.[4] It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).[5]
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.[3][6] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.[7]
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