English: Prickly currant; Black swamp gooseberry; Black gooseberry.
Region: California to Alaska and across North America, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New Mexico; may be invasive.
Habitat: low-elevation forests to the subalpine.
BotanyShrub; erect to spreading, 0.5–2 m
Inflorescence: racemes of 5 to 15 pink flowers hang from stems covered with short hairs, bristles and spines.
Flowers: disk-shaped; reddish to maroon; blooms in spring, April through August.
Fruit: dark purple berries; 6 to 8 mm long.