Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Western black currant

Family: Grossulariaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Western black currant is a California native shrub found in northern Modoc Plateau in streamside habitats at elevations of 15 to 2,100 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers in erect clusters with 20 to 50 blooms, each flower approximately 4 to 7 millimeters wide. Growing less than 2 meters tall with upright stems that are lightly hairy between nodes, it develops a compact form with arching branches. Its leaves are 3 to 10 centimeters wide, coarsely double-toothed, smooth on the upper surface and softly hairy underneath with distinctive yellow glands. The fruit is a black berry approximately 9 to 10 millimeters long, covered with sessile yellow glands.

Habitat: Streamsides

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 15-2100 m

Bioregions: n MP

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