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

Sticky Currant

Ribes viscosissimum

Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

Sticky currant observed along trails atop Grizzly Peak, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 27, 2021.

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Flowers of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

The photo at left shows sticky currant in bloom at Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve.....June 21, 2022. The photo at right shows a close-up of the inflorescence of sticky currant as seen at 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams........June 17, 2006.

Flowers of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Flower of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

Leaf of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Flowers of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Flower buds of Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

The photos on this page were taken along FS Rd 82 on Mt. Adams at SnowKing Snow Park (~3250') and its intersection with the King Mt. Rd (~3560').........May 7, 2005.

Paul Slichter