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side of Crater Lake near lake shore trail; 2 miles southwest of Oasis Butte; canyon 

 east of highway at old south boundary of park; Castle Crest; Wizard Island. GLACIER, 

 abundant, 3,000 feet to timberline: Lake McDonald; Swiftcurrent Lake; Josephine 

 Lake; trail to Iceberg Lake; Cracker Lake trail; Two Medicine Valley; Cut Bank 

 Valley; St. Mary Lake and Valley; Avalanche Lake. YELLOWSTONE, common: Sylvan 

 Pass; top of trail to lower Yellowstone Falls; Canyon Junction; Tower Falls; Soda 

 Butte Creek. GRAND TETON: north of Bear Paw Lake, 7,300 feet. ROCKY MOUNTAIN, 

 occasional at higher elevations: north of Mount Acoma. ISLE ROYALE: Tobin Harbor 

 tiail; Duncan Bay; near Lake Desor; Washington Island. 



15. Lobb's Gooseberry, Gummy Gooseberry (Ribes Lobbi Gray). — 

 Bush 2 to 6 feet high, the stems with 3 stout spines below the leaves; leaves 

 roundish, divided into 3 broad lobes with toothed edges; somewhat glandular- 

 hairy; flowers showy, ^2 to 1 inch long, bright crimson, tube-like, with 5 

 backwardly curled lobes, the petals white, borne singly or in 2's or 3's on 

 nodding stems; berries brownish-red, ovoid, about ^ to 2/3 inch long, densely 

 covered, with short, stiff, gland-tipped hairs, edible; occurs in the higher moun- 

 tains of the Pacific slope. The flowers and fruits of this plant are very 

 handsome. 



OccuTTence. — OLYMPIC: Hurricane Creek. MOUNT RAINIER, rare: upper Nisqually 

 Valley, crater lake, rare, along western boundary: Crescent Ridge, about 5,500 feet. 



16. Bitter Gooseberry (Rbes amarum McClatch.). — Erect shrub very 

 similar to gummy gooseberry but with usually smaller flowers; leaves thinnish, 

 about 1/4 to % inch across, more or less glandular-hairy on both sides; flowers 

 narrowly bell-shaped, purplish, the petals pinkish-white, borne singly or in 

 2's or 3's on short stems; berries ^2 to % "^^^ ^ti diameter, densely covered 



with gland-tipped hairs; and also short stiff straw- 

 colored spines; berries of good flavor, but the 

 rlandular secretion bitter. 



Occurrence. — YOSEMITE: occurs on Chowchilla 

 Mountain ]ust west of park boundary (southwest cor- 

 ner), probably occurs inside. SEQUOIA, up to 4,000 

 feet: Mmeral Kmg road. 



17. Straggly Gooseberry (Ribes divarxa- 

 tum Dougl.). — Shrub 4 to 12 feet high with long, 

 straggly branches and dull gray or whitish bark; 

 spines 1 to 3 below each leaf, the stems sometimes 

 with a few scattered prickles between; leaves 

 roundish with 3 to 5 broad lobes and with toothed 

 margins, green above, paler and hairy bolov 44 

 to 2 inches wide; flowers small, inconspicuous, 

 bell-shaped, smooth or thinly hairy, pale green or 

 with purplish lobes, the tiny petals white and the 

 stamens 3 to 4 times as long as the petals, borne 

 in clusters of 2 to 6; berries purp'e or bluish- 

 black, smooth, about I/4 to 1/3 inch in diameter. 

 Fig. 37. Canada gooseberry of excellent flavor; common in wet open places, 

 {Rihes ox^acanlhoides) . often forming thickets. 



