Ribes amarum
McClatchie
Bitter gooseberry
Ribes amarum is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[floranorthamerica.org] Range, Variety Info: Ribes amarum occurs in central and southern California and in the central Sierra Nevada southward. Plants from the Santa Ynez Mountains of Santa Barbara County with hairy fruits have been named var. hoffmannii. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
