Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum

Blood currant

Family: Grossulariaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Blood currant is a California native shrub found in northern coastal, northern coastal rim, and central western California regions in diverse habitats at elevations below 2,320 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces pink to white flowers in distinctive pendent clusters. Growing with multiple stems 1 to 2 meters tall, it forms an open, spreading shrub structure. Its leaves have blade-like surfaces that are sparsely hairy underneath, with short glands along the leaf veins. The plant's graceful, drooping flower clusters and delicate pink to white blossoms make it a distinctive component of California's coastal and coastal rim landscapes.

Habitat: Many habitats

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: < 2320 m

Bioregions: NCo, NCoRO, CW (exc SCoRI)

California counties: Humboldt, Orange, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Monterey, Del Norte, Alameda, Marin, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Mendocino, San Benito, Los Angeles, Napa, Tehama, Siskiyou, Trinity, Nevada, Solano

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