Ribes Lacustre, or more commonly know as Prickly Currant, is a shrub with green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Ribes. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 3 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Ribes Lacustre or Prickly Currant's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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