gooseberries

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

Monterey County Wildflowers appears to be more accurate and useful than Jepson.

fuchsiaflower gooseberry
Ribes speciosum

fuchsiaflower gooseberry
Ribes speciosum

internodes bristly
four sepals

all others have five sepals

red sepals and petals
very long red stamens (anthers red or other)

oak gooseberry
Ribes quercetorum

five sepals
yellow/cream sepals and petals
anther filaments not longer than petals

all others with five sepals have anther filaments longer than petals

rare in Diablo range

five sepals
anther filaments longer than petals

no internode bristles on young stems

hillside gooseberry
Ribes californicum

hillside gooseberry
Ribes californicum

green or purple-red sepals
white petals
green to yellow anthers
styles glabrous at base
leaf blade and petiole not hairy or glandular (or sparsely hairy)
young stems generally have no bristles between nodes

proximal stem may have dense bristles

bitter gooseberry
Ribes amarum

purple-red sepals
white petals
purple or yellow-green anthers
styles glabrous at base
leaf blade glandular-hairy
no bristles between nodes
rare in Diablo range

may have internode bristles on young stems

canyon gooseberry
Ribes menziesii

canyon gooseberry
Ribes menziesii

peduncle and pedicels glandular
hypanthium crimson with stalked glands and red bristles
purple-red sepals
white petals
white to tan anthers
styles glabrous at base
stamen length 1.5–1.8 × petals
leaf blade and petiole glandular-hairy [hard to see]
dense bristles between nodes

victor’s gooseberry
Ribes victoris

victor’s gooseberry
Ribes victoris

green-white or white sepals, purple-tinged at base
white petals
white to tan anthers
styles glabrous at base
leaf blade sparsely glandular
sparse bristles between nodes
fruit yellow
rare in Santa Cruz range

straggle bush
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

straggle bush
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

peduncle and pedicels not glandular [bracts may be glandular]
hypanthium greenish or purplish, glabrous or copiously pubescent
styles hairy at least at base [figure]

all others in this box have styles that are glabrous at base

purple to green sepals
white petals
stamen length 2.5–3.5 × petals
green to cream anthers
leaf blade generally hairy, but never glandular
internodes bristly or not [mature stems may be as bristly as canyon gooseberry (Ribes menziesii): [example]
fruit glabrous (not bristly)

4 observed taxons / 3 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 54 (32 are research grade)

Locations:

Almaden Quicksilver CP: 5
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 5
Henry Coe SP: 5
Stevens Creek CP: 4
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 4
Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 4
Jacks Peak CP: 3
Monte Bello OSP: 3
Nisene Marks SP: 3
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
Fremont Older OSP: 2
Lake Chabot RP: 2
Russian Ridge OSP: 2
Alum Rock Park, San Jose
Calero CP
Garrapata SP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Pescadero Creek CP
Picchetti Ranch OSP
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Sibley Volcanic RP
Wunderlich CP

Months:

Jan.: 2
Feb.: 9
Mar.: 10
Apr.: 6
May: 9
Jun.: 5
Jul.: 4
Aug.: 3
Sep.: 1
Oct.: 3
Nov.: 1
Dec.: 1

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