chaparral currant

Ribes malvaceum

Member of currants
currants and gooseberries (genus Ribes)
gooseberry family (family Grossulariaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pink in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species in California.

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Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum

• leaf blade adaxially dull olive-green
• found in the bay area

Ribes malvaceum ssp. viridifolium

• leaf blade adaxially bright green [but indistinguishable in CalPhotos]
• found at Pinnacles

Edibility: Ripe purplish berries are “palatable” [source] or “dry and tasteless” [source].

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1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 11 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 4
• Almaden Quicksilver CP: 2
• Fremont Older OSP: 2
• Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• Nov.: 1
• Dec.: 2
• Jan.: 2
• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 4
• Apr.: 0
• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora