[Oregon Grapes: The Genus Berberis in Mt. Adams Country]

Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape

Berberis repens

Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens

Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens)

Creeping Oregon grape in bloom on the southeast-facing slopes of Grayback Mountain, about six miles south of the Yakima-Klickitat county boundary.....May 14, 2023.

Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens) - Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens)

The photo at left shows creeping Oregon grape with developing berries above Island Springs Creek along the Island Springs Trail #66 on Yakama Nation lands on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams........June 16, 2005.The photo at right shows creeping Oregon grape with over-winter foliage under ponderosa pines at the trailhead for Canyon Creek, Soda Springs Unit, Klickitat Wildlife Area......March 12, 2021.

Mature fruits of Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens) - Leaflet of Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens)

The photo at left shows the mature fruits of creeping Oregon grape as seen along the Island Springs Trail on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams........August 25, 2005. Note the glaucous bloom of fungi coating each berry The photo at right shows a close-up of a leaflet of of creeping Oregon grape as seen along the Island Springs Trail on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........August 25, 2005. Note the glaucous bloom of fungi coating each berry.

Creeping Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape: Berberis repens (Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium var. repens, Berberis nana, Berberis sonnei, Mahonia repens, Mahonia sonnei, Odostemon repens)

Creeping Oregon grape blooming near the South Breaks, Klickitat Wildlife Area......April 16, 2024.

Paul Slichter