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Mahonia repens



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Mahonia repens
Creeping mahonia

The alternate and pinnately compound leaves are dull blue-green in summer and purple in winter, bearing 3-7 spiny leaflets. The ovate leaflets have a spiny dentate margin with 6-12 spines along each side. The leaflets are borne across from each other on the rachis.

 
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