Ribes quercitorum (Oak Gooseberry, Foothill Gooseberry)

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA 

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve 

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Oak Gooseberry, Foothill Gooseberry

SPECIES: Ribes quercitorum

FAMILY: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/23/19

LOCATION: Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant < 1.5 m. 

Stem: arched; nodal spines 1(3); internodes puberulent. 

Leaf: blade 1--2 cm, generally glandular-hairy. 

Inflorescence: 2--3-flowered. 

Flower: hypanthium < 3 mm, longer than wide; sepals reflexed, 3 mm, yellow; petals 1 mm, cream; styles fused +- to tip. 

Fruit: 7--8 mm, black, +- glabrous. 

Ecology: Rocky slopes, oak-covered foothills, chaparral; 

Elevation: 40--1970 m. 

Bioregional Distribution:c&s SNF, Teh, SnFrB, SCoR, WTR, PR, w edge D; 

Distribution Outside California: Arizona, northern Baja California. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

Synonyms: Ribes leptanthum A. Gray var. quercetorum (Greene) Jancz.

Jepson eFlora Author: Michael R. Mesler & John O. Sawyer, Jr.