Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum Hook. & Arn. - Currant family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Red, Pink, Green

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Hillside Gooseberry: Decodes asapheus, Epinotia sagittana, Tharsalea arota, Tharsalea arota arota, Tharsalea arota nr.nubila

Native Range

  • USA:  California
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.