Ribes montigenum is a North American species of currant known by the common names mountain gooseberry, alpine prickly currant, western prickly gooseberry, and gooseberry currant.
Description
It is a spreading shrub growing to tall, the branching stems covered in prickles and hairs, and bearing 1 to 5 sharp spines at intervals. == Distribution and habitat ==
Distribution and habitat
It is native to western North America from Washington south to California and east as far as the Rocky Mountains, where it grows in high mountain habitat types in subalpine and alpine climates, such as forests and talus. File:Mountain gooseberry Ribes montigenum flowers.jpg|Foliage File:Mountain gooseberry Ribes montigenum berries.jpg|Berries ==References==