fuchsia-flowered gooseberryRibes speciosum
Grossulariaceae
We seem to see fuchsia-flowered gooseberries at all of our favorite spots, from sandy Fort Ord to the inland hills of Garland Ranch. It's an extraordinarily spiny plant and best avoided while hiking. The bright red flowers remind me of Asian lanterns. There are 52 native spp./ssp. of Ribes in CA. The gooseberry and currant flowers can be quite showy and beautiful. I want to start recognizing some of the other spp., like R. californicum (CA gooseberry), but I suspect whenever I've seen them I may have figured they were garden escapees and simply ignored them.
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Thank you, Lucy, for letting me know. Have you notified Natalie? I've been following my Tree Year coast
Douglas-fir for a couple years before Natalie's 2011 Tree Year project: http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/*%20pre-tree%20year. I'm not sure if I'm up for doing another blog project, but I'll consider it. Best wishes!
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