red-flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum

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

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

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winter currant
Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

• sepals are red
• erect or spreading inflorescence
• rare to non-existent in the bay area

Edibility: Ripe blue-black berry “does not have a wonderful flavour, but is tolerable raw.” [source] “Palatable but insipid.” [source]

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1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 19 (16 are research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP: 3
• Castle Rock SP: 2
• Huckleberry Botanic RP: 2
• Murray Ranch SP: 2
• San Pedro Valley CP: 2
• Coal Creek OSP
• El Corte de Madera OSP
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
• Jacks Peak CP
• Monte Bello OSP
• Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
• Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara
• Windy Hill OSP

Months:

• Feb.: 3
• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 2
• May: 2
• Jun.: 3
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 4
• Sep.: 1
• Oct.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora