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A Harsh Life
I found this creeping barberry growing in the Shoshone National Forest just east of Yellowstone National Park. This is in late May and the landscape had started to green up, but in the mountains, the weather is always unpredictable and it snowed a few inches overnight. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this unique photo opportunity before the snow melted.
''Mahonia repens'' commonly known as creeping mahonia, creeping Oregon grape, creeping barberry, or prostrate barberry, is a species of ''Mahonia'' native to the Rocky Mountains and westward areas of North America, from British Columbia and Alberta in the north through Arizona and New Mexico into northwest Mexico in the south. It is also found in many areas of California and the Great Basin region in Nevada.
