hillside gooseberry

Ribes californicum

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

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

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

Edibility: Ripe red berries are “palatable” [source]

Chris’s observations: 36 (21 are research grade)

Locations:

Almaden Quicksilver CP: 5
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 5
Henry Coe SP: 4
Stevens Creek CP: 4
Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 4
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 3
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
Fremont Older OSP: 2
Lake Chabot RP: 2
Alum Rock Park, San Jose
Calero CP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Picchetti Ranch OSP
Sibley Volcanic RP

Months:

Nov.: 1
Dec.: 1
Jan.: 0
Feb.: 9
Mar.: 8
Apr.: 6
May: 5
Jun.: 3
Jul.: 2
Aug.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora