General:
Evergreen shrub from a rhizome; stems branched, more or less procumbent, widely stoloniferous, 15-100 cm tall; bark and wood yellowish.

Leaves:
Evergreen, hollylike, alternate, pinnate; leaflets 3-7, pinnately nerved, less than twice as long as broad, with 15-43 inconspicuous spiny teeth.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of clustered racemes 3-8 cm long; flowers yellow, the segments in 6's.

Fruits:
Clustered berries 8-14 mm in diameter, blue, glaucous, with a few large seeds, edible.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don