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Creeping Oregon Grape
(Berberis repens)
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Form:
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Low to midium sized shrub.
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Leaves:
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Evergreen, shiny and leathery. spiny along the margin (holly-like).
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Flowers:
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Yellow in narrow racemes, sepals and petals similar, usually in
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whorls, 3 per whorl. Fruits: blue to purple berries
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Habitat:
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East of Cascades, open slopes and forests.
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Season:
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Late spring (May-June) fruits in late summer.
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