About Ribes inerme Rydb.
Ribes inerme Rydb. is an erect or spreading thicket-forming shrub that reaches a maximum height of almost 3 metres (10 ft). Its stem may be hairless or bristly, and bears black resin glands and spines at its nodes. The leaves are 2.5–7.5 centimetres (1–3 in) wide, deeply divided into three to five toothed lobes, and these lobes may be partially split into smaller lobes. The inflorescence is either a single solitary flower, or a pendent hanging raceme holding up to five flowers. Each flower has five reddish green sepals that are reflexed upward. At the flower’s center are white or pinkish petals, plus protruding stamens and stigmas. The fruit is an edible, hairless berry that comes in greenish, purple, or black coloring, and measures roughly 1 cm (3⁄8 in) wide. This plant is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia to California and extending eastward to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in mountain forests, woodlands, and meadows. A less common variety, Ribes inerme var. klamathense, commonly called Klamath gooseberry, grows only in the U.S. states of California and Oregon.
