English: Desert Gooseberry.
BotanyShrub; spiny; deciduous.
Stem: spreading, densely, intricately branched; 50 to 200 cm tall.
Use: as a food.
Region: Western N. America, Washington to Montana, south to California and Arizona.
Habitat: sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, yellow pine forests; at elevations from 300 to 3500 metres.