Ribes malvaceum Sm.

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Flora of the Liebre Mountains,
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Grossulariaceae
Ribes malvaceum Smith
var. malvaceum
"OLD RIDGE ROUTE": 2.9 road miles NNW of its
intersection with Templin Highway; ca. 1840 m WNW of
the confluence of Castaic Creek and Fish Canyon. USGS
7.5' Whitaker Peak Quad.; T6N R17W, SE/4 SW/4 SE/4
section 16; elev. ca 3040-3100 feet.
Ridgetop with clayey soil and disturbed grassy
openings amid a mosaic of Chaparral and coastal sage
scrub. Associated species include Adenostoma
fasciculatum, Salvia leucophylla, S. mellifera,
Heteromeles arbutifolia, Sambucus mexicana,
Trichostema lanatum, Ceanothus cuneatus, etc.
Rounded shrubs ca 16 x 25 dm; scattered locally;
leaves paler abaxially; infructescence rachis pendent,
fruits ascending, dull rose-red.
Timothy S. Ross 8371
7 April 1995
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