Ribes tularense
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Ribes tularense is a rare species of currant
known as the Sequoia gooseberry or Tulare gooseberry. It is endemic to Tulare County, California
, where it is known from only about ten occurrences in the forests of the High Sierra Nevada. This is a low, spiny shrub with hairy branches and hairy, toothed leaves. The flowers are greenish white and the fruits are yellow and bristly.
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
known as the Sequoia gooseberry or Tulare gooseberry. It is endemic to Tulare County, California
Tulare County, California
Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...
, where it is known from only about ten occurrences in the forests of the High Sierra Nevada. This is a low, spiny shrub with hairy branches and hairy, toothed leaves. The flowers are greenish white and the fruits are yellow and bristly.