Densely branched shrub to over 2 m tall with dark, rough bark. Branchlets thin, not tangled. Leaves broadly lanceolate and pointed, 5-15 cm long,1-3 cm wide, leathery. Flower clusters terminal and axillary, to 5 cm long; spring. Flowers 7-10 mm wide, bright or pale yellow. Fruit red to black, mostly 6-7 mm long.
New Zealand
Source: (2002). Grossulariaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.