Plants of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry)
Uncommon, native, perennial shrub found in coastal sage-scrub plant community, but also on the edges of oak woodland. Flowers are yellow (aging red). Blooms in spring. Previous scientific name: Lotus scoparius.
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry). NATIVE. Pictured in summer.
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry). NATIVE. Pictured in autumn (after first rains).
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry). NATIVE. Pictured in winter.
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry). NATIVE. Pictured in summer.