Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, white-flowered gooseberry, or snow currant.
Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. The branches have 1âÂÂ3 spines at the nodes. The leaves are wide, with 3âÂÂ5 toothed lobes.
The flowers are white or pale pink. The berries are dark blue or dark purple, and are palatable but sour.
It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico). It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.