Ribes roezlii |
Ribes amarum |
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shiny-leaf gooseberry, Sierra gooseberry, Sierran gooseberry |
bitter gooseberry |
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Habit | Plants 0.5–1.2 m. Stems erect, pubescent; spines at nodes 1–3, 4–8 mm; prickles on internodes absent. | Plants 1–2 m. Stems erect, villous, stipitate-glandular, glabrescent; spines at nodes 3, 5–10 mm; prickles on internodes absent. | ||||||||
Leaves | petiole 0.6–1.8 cm, pubescent; blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/3–3/4 to midrib, 1.2–2.5 cm, base truncate to cordate, surfaces glabrous, softly ciliate, or puberulent or densely hoary-pubescent, not glandular abaxially, puberulent adaxially, lobes rounded, margins toothed, apex rounded. |
petiole 2–4 cm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/4–1/3 to midrib, 2–4 cm, base cordate, surfaces puberulent, stipitate-glandular, lobes oblong to cuneate, sides parallel, margins crenate, apex rounded or deltate. |
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Inflorescences | pendent, solitary flowers or 2-flowered racemes, 2–4 cm, axis short-pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
pendent, solitary flowers or 2–3-flowered racemes, 4–8 cm (nearly as long as leaves), axis pubescent, stipitate-glandular, flowers evenly spaced. |
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Pedicels | not jointed, 1–2 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; bracts broadly ovate, 4–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
not jointed, 6–8 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; bracts broadly ovate, 3–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
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Flowers | hypanthium maroon, narrowly tubular, 6 mm (1/2 as long as sepals), glabrous, puberulent, or densely hoary-pubescent, not stipitate-glandular; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, maroon, lanceolate, 7–10 mm; petals connivent, erect, white, oblong, inrolled, 3–5 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens 1.5–2 times as long as petals; filaments linear, 4–5 mm, glabrous; anthers maroon, lanceolate, somewhat sagittate, 3–4 mm, apex apiculate; ovary white-hairy and bristly, a few bristles gland-tipped; styles connate nearly to middle, 9–11 mm, glabrous. |
hypanthium reddish, campanulate, 5–7 mm (1/2 as long as sepals), pubescent, stipitate-glandular; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, maroon, lanceolate, 7–8 mm; petals connivent, erect, pinkish white, oblong, inrolled, 2–5 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens 2 times as long as petals; filaments linear, 7–8 mm, glabrous; anthers maroon, lanceolate, somewhat sagittate, 3 mm, apex apiculate; ovary densely glandular-bristly; styles connate 3/8 their lengths, 12–20 mm, glabrous. |
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Berries | palatable, purple, globose, 14–25 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular, longer hairs not gland-tipped, with long, stout, glandular or eglandular spines. |
palatable, purple, globose, 15–20 mm, bristles stiff, mostly glandular, some eglandular. |
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Ribes roezlii |
Ribes amarum |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Apr. | |||||||||
Habitat | Chaparral, montane coniferous forest | |||||||||
Elevation | 0-2100 m (0-6900 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR
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CA
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Discussion | Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). Ribes roezlii occurs in the South Coast and North Coast ranges of California and adjacent Oregon and in the Sierra Nevada in California and adjacent Nevada. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Ribes amarum occurs in central and southern California and in the central Sierra Nevada southward. Plants from the Santa Ynez Mountains of Santa Barbara County with hairy fruits have been named var. hoffmannii. This species shares the apiculate, short-indehiscent anthers with other species in this group. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 31. | FNA vol. 8, p. 30. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | ||||||||
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Synonyms | Grossularia roezlii | Grossularia amara, R. amarum var. hoffmannii | ||||||||
Name authority | Regel: Gartenflora 28: 226, plate 982, figs. 1–3. 1879 (as roezli) , | McClatchie: Erythea 2: 79. 1894 , | ||||||||
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