Trailing Black Currant, Coast Trailing Currant
Ribes laxiflorum
What may be trailing black currant. I've used leaf shape and lack of prickles to narrow the choice of species down. Plants were located in deep forest and were erect. I'd want to see the flowers and/or fruits to confirm the identity since this would be a new species for me. Another choice would be Ribes acerifolium or R. howellii. Photographed along the Strawberry Mt. Trail at the east edge of the Mt. St. Helens blast zone...........june 21, 2015.
Paul Slichter