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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Berberis repens
Phenology Observation Sheet for Broadleaf Evergreens

COMMON NAME

Creeping mahonia

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Berberis repens

ALSO KNOWN AS

Mahonia repens, Creeping Oregon grape

Plant family

Barberry (Berberidaceae)

Plant group

Broadleaf Evergreens

Creeping mahonia (also known as creeping Oregon grape) is an evergreen shrub with shiny holly-like leaves, typically growing just 1-3' tall.
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Identification hints

Creeping mahonia is adapted to habitats that have regular wildfires. It regenerates after a fire when dormant buds sprout from the surface of the underground rhizomes.
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The scientific name of creeping mahonia and Oregon grape was changed from Mahonia repens to Berberis repens. The genus "Mahonia" is no longer in common usage.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arizona , California , Colorado , Delaware , Idaho , Indiana , Minnesota , Montana , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , Pennsylvania , South Dakota , Texas , Utah , Washington , Wyoming
HABITAT
Creeping mahonia favors hills, dry slopes, and canyons in coniferous forest, oak woodland, and chaparral, often in partial shade. It is found throughout the western United States and also in scattered locations in the east.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Leaves of creeping mahonia are up to one foot long, and they are composed of 5-7 leaflets (compound leaves). The leaflets have no leaf stalks (sessile), they have spiny toothed leaf margins, and are somewhat shiny above and below. The foliage often turns reddish or purplish in the fall.
Flowers
Yellow flowers are borne in dense, 2-3" long clusters.
Fruits
Ripe fruits are dark dusty blue berries that resemble grapes
Bloom Time
Blooms in early springtime.

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