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Pronunciation: RIE-bees ka-li-FOR-ni-kum hes-PARE-ee-um
Common name: Hillside gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)
Habitat: Wooded canyons below 2000' mostly in chaparral from the Santa Ana and San Gabriel Mountains to Santa Barbara County
Blooming period: January to March
Name derivations: 1) Ribes 2) californicum 3) hesperium