R. bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall.

The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom.

[3]It is native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California.

[4][5] Its habitats include stream banks, moist woods, shorelines and thickets.

[3][2] Media related to Ribes bracteosum at Wikimedia Commons