Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes californicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes californicum is an erect, prickly, deciduous shrub that can grow 60 - 140cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.

HabitatForest openings, woodlands; at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Open slopes and rocky canyons below 750 metres in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].