Latin name: Berberis aquifolium Pursh var. repens
  (Lindley) H. Scoggan
  Pronunciation: BER-ber-is ak-wi-FO-lee-um REE-
  pens

  Common name: Creeping grape holly
  Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry)
  Habitat: Rocky slopes, chaparral, yellow pine
  forest, 3000'-6000', Santa Rosa Mts, Riverside
  to Laguna Mts, Mojave Desert

  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Berberis
  2) aquifolium
 3) repens
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