About Ribes nevadense Kellogg
Ribes nevadense is an erect shrub that reaches 1 to 2 metres (3+1⁄2 to 6+1⁄2 ft) in height. Its glandular leaves can grow up to 8 centimetres (3+1⁄4 in) long, and are divided shallowly into 3 to 5 lobes with dull teeth. The inflorescence is a dense raceme holding 8 to 20 flowers, which either hang downward or stand erect on the branches. Each flower opens to form a corolla-like arrangement of five pinkish-red sepals, with five smaller white petals positioned in a tube at the center. The fruit is an edible blue-black berry less than 1 cm wide, with a somewhat waxy texture and a surface studded with glandular hairs. This species is native to multiple mountain ranges in California, including the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Klamath Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada; its range in the Sierra Nevada extends into western Nevada. It has also been recorded in Oregon. It grows in forest and riparian habitats, at elevations from 910 to 3,050 m (3,000 to 10,000 ft).
