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.

Ribes lacustre
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Genus:	Ribes
Species:	R. lacustre
Binomial name
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 1812
Synonyms[1]
Ribes oxyacanthoides var. lacustre Pers. 1805 Ribes oxycanthoides var. lacustris Pers. Limnobotrya lacustris (Pers.) Rydb. Ribes parvulum (A.Gray) Rydb.

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

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.

See also

• Blackcurrant
• Jostaberry

References

External links

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