Pronunciation: RIE-bees kwer-seh-TORE-um
Common name: Oak gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 5000', foothill and southern
oak woodland, west edge of Colorado Desert to
Riverside Co., Liebre and Tehachapi Mts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ribes
2) quercetorum