[The Gooseberries and Currants: The Genus Ribes in Mt. Adams Country]

Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant

Ribes viscosissimum

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

Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

The photo at left 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. The photo at right shows sticky currant seen along FS Rd 82 on Mt. Adams at SnowKing Snow Park (~3250') and its intersection with the King Mt. Rd (~3560').........May 7, 2005.

Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

Sticky currant seen along the Shorthorn Trail #9, Mt. Adams Wilderness.........July 10, 2020.

Flower of Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

Leaf of Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Inflorescence of Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum) - Flower buds of Hall's Sticky Currant, Mountain Currant, Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum (Synonyms: Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii, Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum)

Sticky currant observed 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