Ribes amarum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7099

Ribes amarum McClatchie

Bitter gooseberry

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Ribes amarum, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, is endemic (limited) to California.


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Family:	GROSSULARIACEAE
Genus:	Ribes
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. hoffmannii

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Habitat: canyons

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Grossularia amara
PLANTS:	Ribes mariposanum
ICPN + PLANTS:	Ribes amarum var. hoffmannii
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More information about Ribes amarum


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (RIAM)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).