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Ribes sericeum

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Santa Lucia Gooseberry

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155313

Element CodePDGRO021F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyGrossulariaceae

GenusRibes

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2014-12-02

Change Date2014-12-02

Edition Date2014-12-02

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., rev. R. Bittman & M. Russo (2014)

Threat ImpactLow

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 300

Rank Reasons

Ribes sericeum is endemic to the South Coast Ranges of California and known from coastal slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. The range is restricted but no information on abundance is available. Threats are considered low.

Range Extent Comments

Coastal slope of Santa Lucia Mts., Monterey and San Luis Obispo cos., California.

Occurrences Comments

There are 5 unprocessed sources in CNDDB (2014), and 106 Consortium of California Herbaria records (2014).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Along streams below 1000 ft in redwood forests.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
California	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	913
Black Butte	Los Padres National Forest	5,116
Chalk Peak	Los Padres National Forest	7,472

References (3)

California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB). 2014. RareFind Version 5. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.