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Ribes coloradense Cov. Colorado currant. 



Range: 13, 14. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A small, unarmed shrub ; branches decumbent or prostrate. 



Kibes curvatum Small. Georgia gooseberry. 



Grossularia curvata (Small) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range : 28, 29. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry, available in July. 

 A small, spiny shrub. 



Ribes cynosbatii L. Pasture gooseberry. 



R. gracile Michx., Grossularia, cynosbaiii (L.) Mill. 

 Range : 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry, available April-August. 

 A small, spiny shrub ; flowers April-June. 

 Observations: Red squirrel, cottontail rabbit. 



Ribes divaricatum Dougl. Straggly gooseberry. 



R. sucksdorfii Heller, Grossularia divaricata (Dougl.) Cov. and Britt., G. 

 parisMi Cov. and Britt. 

 Range : 1, 2, 4, 5. 

 Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A large, spiny, straggling shrub ; flowers in April. 



Ribes erythrocarpum Cov. and Leiberg. 

 Range : 4. 



Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A small, unarmed shrub ; branches trailing and rooting. 



Ribes floridum, see Ribes americanum. 



Ribes glandulosum Grauer. Skunk currant. 



R. prostratum L'Her. 



Range : 23, 24, 26, 27. 

 Site : Moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A small shrub ; flowers May-June ; decumbent or spreading ; spiny or unarmed. 



Ribes glaucescens, see Ribes nevadense. 

 Ribes gracile, see Ribes cynosbatii. 

 Ribes grantii, see Ribes nevadense. 

 Ribes hallii, see Ribes viscoaissimum. 



Ribes hesperium McClatch. 



Grossularia hesperia (McClatch.) Cov. and Britt. 

 Range: 5. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A small to large spreading, spiny shrub. 



Ribes hirtellum Michx. Low wild gooseberry. 



R. saxosum Hook., Grossularia hirtclla (Michx.) Spach. 

 Range : 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27. 

 Site: Moist, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry, available in July. 

 A small, spiny shrub. 



Ribes hittellianum, see Ribes nevadense. 

 Ribes howellii, see Ribes acerifoUum. 



Ribes hudsonianum Rich. Hudson Bay currant. 



Range: 23, 24. 

 Site : Moist, shade. 

 Fruit : Berry, available July-August. 

 A small to large, unarmed shrub ; flowers May-June. 



