Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

Straggle bush, Straggle Bush

Family: Grossulariaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Straggle bush is a California native shrub found in northwestern California, the Cascade Range, and central western California in coastal bluffs and forest edges at elevations of 5 to 1,485 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces delicate white flowers with petals 1 to 2 millimeters long in small clusters. Growing to less than 3 meters tall with spreading branches, it forms an open, somewhat irregular shape. Its branches are adorned with leaves that vary in arrangement, creating a distinctive tangled appearance. The plant's small white flowers feature long filaments over 5 millimeters in length, contributing to its graceful botanical character.

Habitat: Uncommon. Coastal bluffs, forest edges

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 5-1485 m

Bioregions: NW (exc NCoRI), CaR, CW (exc SCoRI)

California counties: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Marin, Santa Barbara, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Trinity, Lake, Los Angeles, Colusa

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