MAHONIA Barberry
1 Plants a very tall bush; leaves narrow with very spiny lobes M. fremontii
1 Plants a very low hardly a bush; leaves broader, not lobed M. repens
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
DWARF or CREEPING BARBERRY. Frequent, 6000-10000 ft; open forest floors, pinyon-juniper slopes and flats. March-June. !Wheeler Peak Campground T13N R68E S11, North Fork Big Wash 742 138E 43 08 689N
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Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde
FREMONT'S BARBERRY. Limited, about 6840 ft.; mountain wash. There was only one very large bush. This apparently is the most northern extent of this taxon. May. *Murphy Wash T10N R68E S11.