Desert Gooseberry

Ribes velutinum Greene - Currant family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Desert Gooseberry: Mesogona olivata, Tharsalea arota

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 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.