The shrub Ribes lacustre is known by the common names prickly currant, black swamp gooseberry, and black gooseberry.[2] It is widely distributed in North America.
The shrub grows erect to spreading, .5–2 metres (1+1⁄2–6+1⁄2 feet). Clusters of reddish to maroon flowers bloom from April through August.[3] Racemes of 5 to 15 pink disk-shaped flowers hang from stems covered with short hairs, bristles and spines.[4] The fruit consists of dark purple berries 6–8 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄16 inch) long.
Hanging racemes
Flowers
Leaves and fruit
It is widely distributed, from California to Alaska and across North America east to Pennsylvania and Newfoundland, and south as far as New Mexico.[5] It may be found in low-elevation forests to the subalpine.[3] Outside its native range, Ribes species may be invasive.
The shrub Ribes lacustre is known by the common names prickly currant, black swamp gooseberry, and black gooseberry. It is widely distributed in North America.
