Ribes divaricatum var. parishii

Parish's gooseberry, Parish's Gooseberry

Family: Grossulariaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1A

Parish's gooseberry is a rare (CNPS 1A) California native shrub found in eastern Santa Catalina Island and the San Gabriel Mountains in moist woodland at elevations of 60 to 310 meters. Flowering from March to April, this plant produces pink or red flowers with petals 2 to 3 millimeters long nestled in hypanthiums 3 to 4 millimeters wide. Growing to less than 3 meters tall with spreading branches, it forms a distinctive woodland understory shrub. Its leaves are characteristic of gooseberry species, likely with lobed or divided structure typical of Ribes genus. The fruit is a classic gooseberry, though specific details are not provided in the source description.

Habitat: Moist woodland

Bloom period: Mar-Apr

Elevation: 60-310 m

Bioregions: e SCo, SnGb.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.