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Berberis repens Lindl.  
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FamilyBERBERIDACEAE
Genus speciesBerberis repens Lindl. 
BibliographyBot. Reg. 14: t. 1176 (1828)
Native Rangew. Canada to c. & w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionleaves pinnate, leaflets 3-7, ovate, acute, not acuminate, adaxially dull, spinose-dentate, racemes few, terminal, 3-5cm long, berry spherical, dark blue
Size20-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBerberis aquifolium ssp. repens (Lindl.) Brayshaw
Berberis aquifolium var. repens (Lindl.) Scoggan
Berberis nana Greene
Berberis repens var. macrocarpa (Jouin) Marroq. & Laferr.
Berberis repens var. rotundifolia (Fedde) Marroq. & Laferr.
Berberis sonnei (Abrams) McMinn
Mahonia nana (Greene) Fedde
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G.Don
Mahonia repens var. macrocarpa Jouin
Mahonia repens var. rotundifolia (May) Fedde
Mahonia repens var. scopulatilis S.L.Welsh
Mahonia repens f. subcordata Rehder
Mahonia repens var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Mahonia rotundifolia May
Mahonia sonnei Abrams
Odostemon repens (Lindl.) Cockerell
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
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