# mountain pink currant

*Ribes nevadense*

Unlike many of its close relatives in the gooseberry family, the mountain pink currant is entirely free of sharp spines or prickles along its stems.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Saxifragales › Grossulariaceae › Ribes
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Montane coniferous forests, moist mountain meadows, and stream banks at elevations of 1,000 to 3,000 meters.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis, drawing water and minerals from mountain soils).
- **Range:** Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Transverse Ranges of California, Western Nevada, Southern Oregon
- **Size:** Deciduous shrub growing 1 to 2 meters (3 to 6 feet) tall.
- **Lifespan:** 15 to 30 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Climate change reducing winter snowpack, extreme wildfires, and habitat fragmentation.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. Safe to approach and touch. The berries are edible but tart; ensure proper identification before consuming any wild plants. Do not break branches or disturb the surrounding soil.

## About

Ribes nevadense (sometimes spelled R. nevadaense ) is a species of currant known by the common names Sierra currant and mountain pink currant .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/24256ee1-f68f-4054-93ee-b0f9359e54c8
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/78864
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_nevadense
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/174707/medium.JPG (ekrimmel, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.