Ribes quercetorum is a species of currant known by the common names rock gooseberry, oak gooseberry and oakwoods gooseberry. It is native to the mountains and hills of California from the San Francisco Bay Area south into Baja California and east into Arizona.Ribes quercetorum grows in woodlands, chaparral, and dry desert slopes and canyons. It is a spreading shrub producing arching stems up to 1.5 meters (5 feet)long, the nodes along the stems bearing 1 to 3 spines each up to 1.5 centimeters (0.6 inch) long. The lightly hairy, glandular leaves are up to 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) long and are divided into a few lobes which are toothed or lobed at their tips. The inflorescence is a raceme of 2 or 3 small flowers. Each flower has five reflexed yellow sepals around a tube-shaped ring of smaller cream-colored petals. The fruit is a spherical, edible black berry just under a centimeter (0.4 inch) in diameter.
Rock gooseberry is resistant to disease and typically not susceptible to illnesses. When it comes to upkeep, this plant is fairly low-maintenance. Planted outdoors, it needs little watering, and larger plants usually do not require pruning. Small plants, however, should be pruned after they finish blooming. Rock gooseberryt is suitable for anyone with an outdoor area, such as a garden or deck, and does not demand much care experience.
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Ribes
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Native Area
- Mexico
Other names.
