Pronunciation: RIE-bees vel-OO-tin-um
Common name: Desert gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Dry slopes, 5000'-9000', sagebrush scrub,
pinyon-juniper woodland, yellow pine forest, San
Gabriel and east San Bernardino Mts to Mt. Pinos
and north
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ribes
2) velutinum