Berberis aquifolium

Berberis aquifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. aquifolium
Binomial name
Berberis aquifolium
Synonyms[1]
  • Berberis brevipes Greene
  • Berberis pinnata Banks ex DC.
  • Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
  • Mahonia brevipes (Greene) Rehder
  • Mahonia diversifolia Sweet
  • Mahonia latifolia Dippel
  • Mahonia moseri Ahrendt
  • Mahonia moseriana Moser
  • Mahonia murrayana Dippel
  • Mahonia undulata Ahrendt
  • Odostemon aquifolius (Pursh) Rydb.
  • Odostemon brevipes (Greene) A.Heller
  • Odostemon nutkanus (DC.) Rydb.

Berberis aquifolium, the Oregon grape or holly-leaved barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to western North America. It is an evergreen shrub growing 1–3 meters (3–10 feet) tall and 1.5 m (5 ft) wide, with pinnate leaves consisting of spiny leaflets, and dense clusters of yellow flowers in early spring, followed by dark bluish-black berries.[2]

The berries are included in the diet of some aboriginal peoples of the Pacific Northwest, and the species is recognized as the state flower of Oregon.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.