General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Fremont's Mahonia
  • Fremont's Barberry
  • Algerita
  • Desert Mahonia
  • Desert Oregon Grape
  • Holly Grape
  • Barberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Alloberberis fremontii
  • Synonym: Mahonia fremontii
  • Synonym: Odostemon fremontii
  • Synonym: Berberis fremontii

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Location: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2024-04-24
Location: Grand Canyon NP, south rim, Yaki Point
Date: 2006-03-30
Tentative ID:  Mahonia fremontii.  Shrubby growth habit.  A known
Location: Spanish Valley, Grand County, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-03-13
Location: Grand Staircase-Escalante
Date: 2015-02-21
Location: Grand Staircase-Escalante
Date: 2015-02-21
winter color
Location: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-16
Location: Grand Staircase-Escalante
Date: 2015-02-21
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-09-13
Location: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-02-02
Location: Grand Canyon NP, south rim, Yaki Point
Date: 2006-03-30
Tentative ID:  Mahonia fremontii. The specimen was, at a guess, a
Location: Black Dragon Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Date: April
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Date: April
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Virgin Peak, southern Nevada
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs

Date: May
credit: C T Johansson
Comments:
  • Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Apr 30, 2024 5:53 AM concerning plant:
    Naturally occurs in southwest Unites States, its range covers parts of several states.

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