[2] It produces arching stems 1 to 2 metres (3+1⁄2 to 6+1⁄2 ft) long which may root at the tip when it reaches moist substrate.

The lightly hairy leaves are roughly 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) across and divided into 3–5 widely toothed lobes.

At the center is a tubular corolla of bright yellow petals from which emerge five stamens and two thin, mostly fused styles.

The fruit is a prickly oblong berry up to 2 cm long which ripens to dark red.

[2][3] Ribes marshallii is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California.