Latin name: Berberis fremontii Torrey
  Pronunciation: BER-ber-is FREE-mont-ee-eye
  Common name: Fremont's barberry
  Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry)
  Habitat: Dry rocky places, 3000'-5000', joshua tree
  and pinyon-juniper woodland, southern Mojave
  Desert, RARE
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Berberis
  2) fremontii
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