[Wikipedia] Ecology, Cultivation: Pollinators of the plant include hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. The fruit is eaten by various birds and mammals.[14] This currant species is susceptible to white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola), a fungus which attacks and kills pines, so it is sometimes eradicated from forested areas where the fungus is active to prevent its spread.[7][15] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)