Ribes inerme Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ribes inerme Rydb.

White stemmed gooseberry, Whitestem gooseberry

2021 Steve Matson

2020 Bob Sweatt

2018 Scot Loring

Ribes inerme is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~279 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. inerme ... var. klamathense
Genus:	Ribes
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Ribes inerme from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RIIN2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/18/2025).