Common
name: Hollygrape
Latin name: Mahonia repens
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial
Flowers: May to June
Flower size: 1/8"
Found in: Foothills to Subalpine
Height: 6" to 12"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken:
My property
Pictured
Wildflower: Hollygrape
Mahonia
repens
Wildflower
Field notes: Hollygrape is actually a small shrub. When the
fruit has matured they look like little purple grapes, hence its
second common name... Creeping Oregon Grape Holly.
Look for
Hollygrape growing in shady areas in mixed pine and aspen forests,
and at the base of scrub oak bushes.
