USDA Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers
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Critically Imperiled Plant Profile
(Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Moreno currant is distinguished from other Ribes species by its wide, bowl-shaped flowers and dense flower clusters. Its habitat is in the chaparral of SW San Diego County, in the shade of large rocks. Photo by Andrew Borcher, courtesy CalPhotos.

Ribes canthariforme range map.
Ribes canthariforme, Moreno currant
Threats
- Current population numbers are needed. As of 2005, only about 70 plants were known. There are currently few threats documented.
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/critically_imperiled/ribes_canthariforme/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:05 EDT