Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Berberis repens
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mahonia repens
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Berberis repens
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Oregon Grape
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May MT
Leaves (3-)5-7 foliolate. Inflorescences racemose, dense, 25-50 flowered, per Flora of North America.
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May MT
Leaflet blades thin & flexible, 1-3 veined from base; teeth 6-24 [per side], per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Berberis repens
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mahonia repens
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Berberis repens
3887
Shrub
Perennial
Native: northwestern North America
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Odd-pinnately compound: (3)5-7 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 sepals
6 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Blue
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!