Ribes niveum
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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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. niveum |
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Ribes niveum Lindl. 1834 | |
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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] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.[6]