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
List
    • 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, holly-leaved barberry, or Mahonia, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae. It is an evergreen shrub growing up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall and 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. It has pinnate leaves consisting of spiny leaflets, exhibiting dense clusters of yellow flowers in early spring, followed by dark bluish-black berries.

The berries are a part of the traditional diet of some indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and the species serves as the state flower of Oregon.

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