Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum

Chaparral currant

Family: Grossulariaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Chaparral currant is a California native shrub found in northern Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, San Francisco Bay Area, south Coast Ranges, Channel Islands, and western Transverse Ranges in chaparral and oak woodland at elevations of 5 to 1,220 meters. Flowering from October to April, this plant produces delicate pink to white flowers in hanging clusters. Growing as a rounded shrub 1 to 2 meters tall with multiple stems, it develops a dense branching structure. Its leaves are distinctively dull olive-green, with a soft texture and slightly lobed edges. The shrub provides important habitat and nectar for local wildlife in California's mediterranean landscapes.

Habitat: Chaparral, oak woodland

Bloom period: Oct-Apr

Elevation: 5-1220 m

Bioregions: NCoRI, SNF, SnFrB, SCoR, ChI, WTR.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Orange, Monterey, Tehama, Fresno, Calaveras, Alameda, Tuolumne, Contra Costa, Napa, Kern, Glenn, Colusa, San Mateo, Ventura, Riverside, Santa Clara, Lake, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino

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