Ribes divaricatum

A shade-tolerant/intolerant, submontane to montane, Western North American deciduous shrub distributed more in the Pacific reqion. Occurs in maritime to submaritime cool mesothermal climates on moderately dry to fresh, nitrogen-medium soils; its occurrence decreases with increasing elevation and continentality. Sporadic in semi-open Douglas-fir forests on water­shedding sites; persists on cutover areas. Characteristic of early-seral communities. Moist to mesic thickets, meadows, open woodlands, and forests in the lowland zone. 

General:
Deciduous shrub, loosely branched, 0.5-2 m tall; stems erect to spreading, 1-3 stout, chestnut-colored spines at the nodes, otherwise usually unarmed although sometimes bristly on the internodes; bark grey to brownish.

Fruits:
Berries, round, purplish-black, 6-10 mm long, glabrous.