Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes montigenum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes montigenum is a spiny, deciduous shrub with stems spreading to decumbent; it can grow 70 - 150cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Colombia, Washington and Montana, south to California, Arizona and New Mexico.

HabitatExposed ridges, open woods and slopes, talus; at elevations from 1,300 - 4,800 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. By streams, in wet forests, ravines etc, in the sub-alpine zone[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].