Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry
Ribes watsonianum
Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana
Close-up of the flower and spiny ovary of Watson's gooseberry as seen along Rd
6000 on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams (~3800')...........May 22, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the spiny fruit of spiny
currant as seen in the forest just north of the DNR rock quarry abreast the
ridgetop separating the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June
11, 2005.
Close-up of the leaf and spiny stem of Watson's gooseberry as seen along forest service road #35 on the southern slopes of Table Mt., Wenatchee National Forest.........June 5, 2009. Note the short, gland-tipped hairs on the upper surface of the leaf.
Close-up of the flower and spiny inferior ovary of Waston's gooseberry as seen along forest service road #35 on the southern slopes of Table Mt., Wenatchee National Forest.........June 5, 2009. Note the long, spreading hairs on the backs of the red-tinged sepals.
Paul Slichter