Its stems are armed with stout thorns. Has dense white flowers in the spring. Very important food source for birds. Also called Sandbar willow. This will reproduce by suckering and thus is excellent for watershed protection and stabilization.
Leaves are long and narrow.
Occurs along streambanks and irrigation canals throughout the Great Basin. Ribes aureum A multi-stemmed shrub which grows to 10 feet, usually 3 to 5 feet. Stems smooth with reddish- brown bark, lacking spines. Leaves, 3-lobed, alternate, slightly hairy. Flowers yellow, tube shaped, form black or yellow berries.