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Mahonia aquifolium
Flower buds just beginning; leaves glossy & pointed like holly. Older leaves turn red.
west side of the crest of the Cascade Mountains, fairly high altitude, Douglas fir & maple forest, bank of the Santiam River.
Spotted on Apr 24, 2011
Submitted on Apr 27, 2011
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