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Ribes viburnifolium  A. Gray
Catalina currant,   Island gooseberry,   Santa catalina island currant
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Ribes viburnifolium is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~76 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Ribes
Family: Grossulariaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Chaparral
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about  Ribes viburnifolium from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (RIVI)

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[Wikipedia] Limited Range: Ribes viburnifolium is native to the coast of Baja California and Southern California, from Smuggler's Canyon in the Tijuana Hills of San Diego County[7] to El Rosario in central Baja California.[8] The probable type locality is near Ensenada, from a 1882 collection by Marcus E. Jones.[9] R. viburnifolium is also present on several islands in the region, including Catalina Island and Todos Santos in the Southern California Bight, and Cedros Island farther to the south off of the Vizcaino Peninsula.[8] A persistent population from a planting exists in San Clemente Canyon, San Diego County.[10] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/30/2025).