Prickly Currant
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. - Currant family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Prickly Currant: 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
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.