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

Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry

Ribes watsonianum

Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana

Flowers of Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana)

Watson's gooseberry as seen along Rd 6000 on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams (~3800')........May 22, 2005.

Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny fruit of Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana)

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.........June 11, 2005.

Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana) - Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana) - Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana)

Spiny currant as seen along the Eightmile Loop Trail near Perry Point, Mount Hood National Forest............May 17, 2015.

Spiny fruits of Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana) - Axillary prickles and leaves of Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana)

Spiny currant as seen along the Steamboat Mountain Trail #14, Steamboat Mountain RNA, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........August 25, 2016.

Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana) - Mount Adam's Gooseberry, Spiny Gooseberry, Spring Gooseberry, Watson Gooseberry, Watson's Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum (Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana)

Spiny currant as seen along the Ironstone Trail #1141 near the junction with the Burnt Mountain Trail #1140, William O. Douglas Wilderness.........July 25, 2015.

Paul Slichter