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Section V 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS 



RED BANEBERRY 



Actcea spicata var. arguta. Crowfoot Family 



Stems : one to six feet high from a fascicle of short branching roots. 

 Leaves: ternate, the divisions pinnate, with the lower ultimate leaflets 

 sometimes again compound, ovate, sometimes obscurely three-lobed, 

 toothed. Flowers : in oblong terminal racemes, sometimes divided towards 

 the base, loose; petals oblong, obtuse. Fruit: berries red, oval, many- 

 seeded. 



The Red Baneberry is a perennial herb, not a shrub ; but 

 since it grows to the height of six feet, and is a very large 

 bushy plant, it has been placed in this Section for greater 

 convenience. The foliage is abundant and coarsely veined, 

 and the tiny flowers, which grow in oblong, close-set, terminal 

 racemes, are feathery and delicate in appearance. This plant 

 usually flourishes in the dense forest glades, where the dainty 

 white blossoms and clusters of bright red berries adorning 

 its slender stalks render it both attractive and conspicuous. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAPE 



Berberis repeiis. Barberry Family 



A low glabrous shrub. Leaves : petioled, pinnate, the leaflets three to 

 seven, ovate, obtuse, truncate at the base, sessile, thick, finely reticulated, 

 dentate with spine-bearing teeth. Flowers: in short racenaes, the clusters 

 terminal and axillary, many-flowered, yellow. Fruit : a globose dark blue 

 berry. 



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