Latin name: Ribes malvaceum Sm. var. viridifolium
  Abrams
  Pronuncation: RIE-bees mal-VAY-see-um vir-id-i-FO-
  lee-um

  Common name: Chaparral currant
  Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)
  Habitat: Dry open hills, foothill woodland, chaparral
  below 4500'

  Blooming period: January to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Ribes
  2) malvaceum  3) viridifolium
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