H20150513-0004—Peraphyllum ramosissimum—RPBG

Peraphyllum ramosissimum—wild crab apple. The fragrant white flowers of April and May are followed by these developing fruits. The crab apples have a bitter taste even when ripe. Grows on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada and in the Modoc Plateau of California. It is also found throughout the Great Basin Floristic Province as far south as New Mexico. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA

Done