Ribes malvaceum var. indecorum

(Eastw.) Jancz.

Whiteflower currant

GrossulariaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a warm temperate to Mediterranean plant.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 2.5 m tall. The young twigs have hairs and glands. The leaves are rough above and have a covering underneath. The flowers are white. The fruit are hairy.

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Ribes malvaceum, the chaparral currant, is a gooseberry species native to the Californias.

Names & Synonyms

Ribes indecorum Eastw.

References (1)

Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 478 (As Ribes indecorum)

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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