Spring Gooseberry

Ribes watsonianum Koehne

Currant family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

6.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Pink, Green

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Host Polygonia gracillis zephyrus

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
USA: Oregon, Washington

Regional Native Status: L48 (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.