Species Details

Ribes amarum var. hoffmannii

Hoffmann's bitter gooseberry

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Classification

Scientific Name: Ribes amarum McClat. var. hoffmannii Munz
Common Name: Hoffmann's bitter gooseberry
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Element Code:	PDGRO02012
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4?T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 3 to 3 on 2013-02-01
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-10-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Mar-Apr

Elevation:
5 - 1190 meters
15 - 3905 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Riparian woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Move to List 1B? Location, rarity, and endangerment information needed. Expected to only occur in the Santa Ynez Mtns., but plants are also recorded from the San Rafael Mtns. Taxonomic distinctiveness from R. amarum is uncertain; needs further study. Possibly threatened by non-native plants. A synonym of R. amarum in TJM (1993) and TJM 2.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Carpinteria (3411945), Julian (3311615), Point Conception (3412044), Santa Barbara (3411946), Santa Ynez (3412051), White Ledge Peak (3411944)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Deletion on 2013-02-01