Latin name: Ribes viburnifolium A. Gray
  Pronunciation: RIE-bees vi-bur-ni-FO-lee-um

  Common name: Evergreen currant
  Family: Grossulariaceae (Goosefoot)
  Habitat: Among shrubs and in canyons, largely in
  chaparral, Peninsular Range, Santa Catalina Island,
  below 1000'

  Blooming period: February to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Ribes
  2) viburnifolium
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