Shaax - Gray Currants - Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Gray currants are another delicious edible berry found in Glacier Bay.

NPS Photo / S. Tevebaugh

Shaax
Gray Currants

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Shaax are also called stink currants because the crushed leaves smell skunky. Its berries have a grayish coating that gives the plant its name. These tart berries ripen in August and the Huna Tlingit mix them with other berries of the season—blueberries, huckleberries and thimbleberries—to moderate the taste.