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

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

Ribes watsonianum

Synonym: Grossularia watsoniana

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

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flowers of spiny gooseberry as seen along Rd 6000 on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams (~3800')........May 22, 2005. The photo at right 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.

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

Spiny gooseberry with maturing fruits as seen along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12, Mount Adams Wilderness......August 9, 2021.
Paul Slichter