Prickly Currant

Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.

Currant family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
Pink, Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Clepsis persicana, Euxoa auxilaris, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyles lineata, Hyphantria cunae, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Lophocampa maculata, Macaria flavicaria, Macaria quadrilinearia, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Mesothea incertata viridipennata, Nematocampa resistaria, Papaipema cataphracta, Papaipema nebris, Peridroma saucia, Platypolia contadina, Polygonia zephyrus, Spaelotis clandestina, Spilosoma virginica, Stretchia plusiiformis, Xanthotype sospeta, Xestia c-nigrum, Zelleria gracilariella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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