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Pronunciation: RIE-bees SEER-ee-um
Common name: Wax currant
Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)
Habitat: Dry rocky montane to alpine slopes from 5000' to 11,000' in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mts and north, and the mountains of the east Mojave
Blooming period: June to July
Name derivations: 1) Ribes 2) cereum