New flowers of the White-flowering Current (Ribes indecorum, Grossulariaceae)
I believe these are new flowers of the White-flowering Current (Ribes indecorum) shrub in the Grossulariaceae plant family. It's growing on a north-facing slope where the sun rarely shines, though I waited and got just a bit of sunlight filtered trough the trees. This shrub looks similar to the more common Chaparral Currant (R. malvaceum) - but it seems more compact, it grows higher in the mountains on mostly north-facing slopes, and it has almost white flowers which open later in the season. (Near La Cumbre Peak, Santa Ynez Mountains, 12 March 2014)
New flowers of the White-flowering Current (Ribes indecorum, Grossulariaceae)
I believe these are new flowers of the White-flowering Current (Ribes indecorum) shrub in the Grossulariaceae plant family. It's growing on a north-facing slope where the sun rarely shines, though I waited and got just a bit of sunlight filtered trough the trees. This shrub looks similar to the more common Chaparral Currant (R. malvaceum) - but it seems more compact, it grows higher in the mountains on mostly north-facing slopes, and it has almost white flowers which open later in the season. (Near La Cumbre Peak, Santa Ynez Mountains, 12 March 2014)