[The Currant or Gooseberry Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Red-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

A close-up of the inflorescence and stem leaves of red-flowering currant as seen along the Springwater Trail at Powell Butte west of Gresham, OR.............April 9, 2011.

Close-up of a flower of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

A close-up of a flower of red-flowering currant as seen along the Springwater Trail at Powell Butte west of Gresham, OR.............April 9, 2011.

Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum - Inflorescence of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum - Leaf of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

Inflorescence and leaf of red-flowering currantas seen in Gresham, OR.

Dorsal leaf surface of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum - Inflorescence of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum -Flower of Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

Additional photos of red-flowering currant as seen on Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon...............May 21, 2009.

Paul Slichter