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Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Oregon grape, creeping barberry, creeping Oregon-grape
Creeping barberry is a low, creeping plant waxy-looking blue berries. It is a North American native. Identification: The leaves are sharp-edged and shiny, sometimes tinged with red or purple as well as dark green, 2-3" (5-7.6 cm) long. They are often mistaken for holly leaves. The berries are oval-shaped, sharply tapered at the ends, about ⅜" (9.5 mm) long, with a waxy or powdery-looking coating. Flowers are yellow. Online References:
Wildflowers, Ferns & Trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Berberis repens Lindl. Berberis amplectens (Eastw.) L.C. Wheeler Berberis aquifolium Pursh var. repens (Lindl.) Scoggan Berberis pumila Greene Berberis sonnei (Abrams) McMinn Mahonia amplectens Eastw. Mahonia pumila (Greene) Fedde Mahonia sonnei Abrams Odostemon pumilus (Greene) A. Heller Odostemon repens (Lindl.) Cockerell
Mahonia repens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/1/2007 · Mt. St. Helens, Washington
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