Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry
Ribes roezlii var. cruentum
Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense
- ![Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)](roezlii/cruentum/cruentum04-06-2022a.jpg)
- ![Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)](roezlii/cruentum/cruentum04-06-2022d.jpg)
Shinyleaf currant blooming along TJ Howell Botanical Drive, within 2 miles of the upper end, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......April 6, 2022.
- ![Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)](roezlii/cruentum/cruentum07-14-2020b.jpg)
Shinyleaf currants observed along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about a mile or so west of Cook and Green Pass, Klamath National Forest......July 14, 2020.
![Lewaves and spiny fruit of Shinyleaf Currant, Shinyleaf Gooseberry, Sierra Gooseberry: Ribes roezlii var. cruentum (Synonyms: Grossularia cruenta, Ribes cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. cruentum, Ribes cruentum var. oregonense)](roezlii/cruentum/cruentum1a.jpg)
Not the best photo, but this shows the glabrous leaves and spiny fruit of shinyleaf currant as seen along a trail above the trail to the east of Bigelow Basin, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest...........July 15, 2012.
Paul Slichter