Species
Ribes lacustre (Swamp currant)
Ribes lacustre. Photo: (c) jenniferkalt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The shrub Ribes lacustre is known by the common names prickly currant, black swamp gooseberry, and black gooseberry. It is widely distributed, from California to Alaska and across North America east to Pennsylvania and Newfoundland, and south as far as New Mexico.