| Taxon | Ribes californicum var. hesperium |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Grossulariaceae |
| Family common name(s) | gooseberry; currant |
| Genus common name(s) | ribes; currant; currants; currant-bush; wild currant; wild currants; current; gooseberry; goose-berry; goose berry; gooseberries; wild gooseberry; goose-currant; goose currant; goosecurrant |
| Species common name(s) | California gooseberry; California currant; California hillside gooseberry; hillside gooseberry; hill currant |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | canyon gooseberry is applied to multiple Ribes taxa; hill gooseberry, hill-gooseberry, wild gooseberry, gooseberry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | California is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Grossularia hesperia (McClatchie) Coville & Britton; Ribes hesperium McClatchie |
