UCR - University of California, Riverside Herbarium - Vascular Plants (UCR)
UCR0049577
UCR-BPS-114575
UCR-114575
Ribes velutinum Greene
Saxifragaceae
M.R. Mesler (2009 Jul)
A.C. Sanders
20767
1997-06-21
1997-6-21
G.F. Pratt, C. Pierce, G. R. Ballmer, R. Mattoni
United States, California, Inyo, China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Coso Range at “Coso Bridge” target, c. 5 km NNW of Silver Peak, 1.3 km SW of Coso Peak; Mojave Desert
36.195 -117.725
T20S R39E sec14
2317 meters (7600ft)
Pinyon woodland in rocky canyon, vegetation denser and less stressed in shade of bridge; Pinus monophylla, Artemisia tridentata, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Eriogonum umbellatum, Ephedra viridis, etc. were common.
Fruiting
Uncommon shrub on canyon bottom in shade of bridge and also on slopes; berries green and numerous.