Colorado Wild Plants and Fungi
by DaySounds © 2013-16



Creeping Barberry/Mahonia/Holly Grape (Mahonia repens)

The flowers are yellow and the berries blue. The berries can be used to make jam, jelly, wine, and juice. In the past, the
berries and the roots were used for blue and yellow dyes. They also used the roots to make tea, and consume it for a
variety of medical purposes, including the treatment of sore throat. The flowers can be eaten or used to make
"mahoniade."
                                     

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