Idaho Gooseberry, Straggly Inland Black Currant
Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum
Synonyms: Grossularia irrigua, Grossularia nonscripta, Ribes divaricatum var. irriguum, Ribes irriguum, Ribes leucoderme, Ribes nonscripta, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. irriguum, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. leucoderme
![Close-up of the flower (and a potential pollinator) of 11. Idaho Gooseberry, Straggly Inland Black Currant: Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum (Synonyms: Grossularia irrigua, Grossularia nonscripta, Ribes divaricatum var. irriguum, Ribes irriguum, Ribes leucoderme, Ribes nonscripta, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. irriguum, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. leucoderme)](irriguum/irriguum1a.jpg)
A close-up of the flower of Idaho gooseberry as seen in Asotin County, Washington.........May 24, 2010. Note the cup-shaped calyx tube with calyx lobes longer than the tube. Note also the style which is noticeably longer than the petals. Note the gland-tipped hairs on the thick pedicels (more evident on photos below).
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- ![Dorsal leaf surface of Idaho Gooseberry, Straggly Inland Black Currant: Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum (Synonyms: Grossularia irrigua, Grossularia nonscripta, Ribes divaricatum var. irriguum, Ribes irriguum, Ribes leucoderme, Ribes nonscripta, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. irriguum, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. leucoderme)](irriguum/irriguum1c.jpg)
- ![Shape of Idaho Gooseberry, Straggly Inland Black Currant: Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum (Synonyms: Grossularia irrigua, Grossularia nonscripta, Ribes divaricatum var. irriguum, Ribes irriguum, Ribes leucoderme, Ribes nonscripta, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. irriguum, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. leucoderme)](irriguum/irriguum1g.jpg)
![Stem leaves and flowers of Idaho Gooseberry, Straggly Inland Black Currant: Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum (Synonyms: Grossularia irrigua, Grossularia nonscripta, Ribes divaricatum var. irriguum, Ribes irriguum, Ribes leucoderme, Ribes nonscripta, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. irriguum, Ribes oxyacanthoides var. leucoderme)](irriguum/irriguum1f.jpg)
Additional close-ups of the flowers, leaves and growth form of Idaho gooseberry as seen in Asotin County, Washington.........May 24, 2010.
Paul Slichter