[Currants and Gooseberries: The Genus Ribes West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii var. cruentum

Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense

Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense) - Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)

Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense) - Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)

Shinyleaf currant blooming along TJ Howell Botanical Drive, within 2 miles of the upper end, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......April 6, 2022.

Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense) - Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)

Shinyleaf currants observed along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about a mile or so west of Cook and Green Pass, Klamath National Forest......July 14, 2020.

Lewaves and spiny fruit of Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)

Not the best photo, but this shows the glabrous leaves and spiny fruit of shinyleaf currant as seen along a trail above the trail to the east of Bigelow Basin, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest...........July 15, 2012.

Paul Slichter