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GROSSULARIACEAE

GOOSEBERRY FAMILY

Michael R. Mesler and John O. Sawyer, Jr.

Shrub generally < 2 m
Stem generally erect; nodal spines 0–9; internodal bristles generally 0; twigs generally hairy, generally glandular
Leaves simple, alternate, generally clustered on short, lateral branchlets, petioled, generally deciduous; blade generally palmately 3–5-lobed, generally thin, generally dentate or serrate, base generally cordate
Inflorescence: raceme, axillary, generally pendent, 1–25-flowered; pedicel generally not jointed to ovary, generally hairy or glandular; bract generally green
Flower bisexual, radial; hypanthium tube exceeding ovary; sepals generally 5, generally spreading; petals generally 5, generally < sepals, generally flat; stamens generally 5, alternate petals, generally inserted at level of petals (hypanthium top), anthers generally free, generally glabrous, tips generally rounded; ovary inferior, chamber 1, ovules many, styles generally 2, generally fused except at tip, generally glabrous
Fruit: berry
Genera in family: 1 genus, 120 species: n hemisphere, temp South America. Some cultivated as food, ornamental. Hypanthium data refer to part above ovary; statements about ovary hairs actually refer to the hypanthium around the ovary. Formerly included in Saxifragaceae.

RIBES

CURRANT, GOOSEBERRY


Etymology: (Arabic: for plants of this genus)

Native

R. malvaceum Sm.

CHAPARRAL CURRANT


Stem: nodal spines 0
Leaf: blade 20–50 mm, double-toothed, densely hairy, glandular
Inflorescence 10–25-flowered, open
Flower: hypanthium 5–8 mm, ± 2 X longer than wide, pink; sepals 4–6 mm, pink to purple; petals 2–3 mm, pink to white; styles fused ± to tip, base hairy
Fruit 6–7 mm, purple-glaucous; hairs white, glandular
Ecology: Chaparral, oak woodland
Elevation: < 1500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges, Channel Islands, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges
Distribution outside California: n Baja California

Native

var. malvaceum


Leaf: upper blade surface dull olive-green
Ecology: Chaparral, oak woodland,
Elevation: < 800 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges, Channel Islands, Western Transverse Ranges
Synonyms: var. clementinum Dunkle
Horticultural information: DRN, summerDRY: 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 &winterIRR: 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21; CVS.

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