[The Currant and Gooseberry Family East of the Cascade
Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Desert Gooseberry, Gooding's Currant, Gooding's Gooseberry
Ribes velutinum
Synonyms: Grossularia velutina, Ribes gooddingii, Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum, Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii, Ribes velutinum var. velutinum
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Gooding's currant spotted in bloom on steep slopes and cliffs above the Crooked River along Oregon Highway 27 about one mile north of the Chimney Rock trailhead......April 24, 2018.
The photo above shows a close-up of the red fruit and stout spines of of Gooding's currant as seen at the five mile viewpoint along Hat Pt. Road in the Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area.........June 26, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the deeply cleft leaves and stout spines of of Gooding's currant as seen at the five mile viewpoint along Hat Pt. Road in the Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area.........June 26, 2007.Note that the leaf surface of this variety are glabrous.
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The 4 photos seen directly above show close-up details of Gooding's currant as seen on prairie slopes high above the lower Imnaha River along the trail between Buckhorn Lookout and Eureka Bar in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.........June 27, 2008.
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Gooding's currant as seen on shear basalt cliffs along the John Day River at the junction of US Highway 26 and Oregon Highway 19, Grant County, Oregon.........June 2, 2011.
Paul Slichter
