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Mahonia fremontii or Berberis fremontii
Low-growing shrub in Barberry family, with yellow flowers and stiff, prickly, gray-green leaves.
Well-drained, sandy riparian habitat in the canyon of a stream draining from the uplands of southern Utah, down into the desert of the Escalante National Monument. Elevation about 5300 feet.
Valley of Calf Creek. Plant named for explorer John C. Fremont.
Spotted on Apr 14, 2018
Submitted on Jan 16, 2020
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In North Carolina, we have leatherleaf mahonia, which is considered an invasive plant (it is native to China); it is beautiful and migrating warblers like to feed on it so people are not always willing to remove them. Nice to know there are also native mahonias in this country.
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Interesting plant! And great habitat notes too :)