Common name
English: Oregon Grape
German: Gewöhnliche Mahonie
Portuguese: Maónia, Uva-do-Oregon
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Ranunculales (58)
Family: Berberidaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Berberis (1)
Epithet: aquifolium Pursh (2)
Synonyms: Berberis aquifolium Nutt., Berberis diversifolia Steud. (Sweet), Berberis pinnata Buch ex DC., Berberis piperiana Mc Minn (Abrams), Mahonia aquifolium Nutt. (Pursh), Mahonia diversifolia Sweet, Mahonia fascicularis DC., Mahonia latifolia hort., Mahonia moseriana Moser, Mahonia murrayana hort., Mahonia piperiana Abrams, Odostemon aquifolium Rydb. (Pursh), Odostemon fascicularis Abrams (DC.)
aquifolium => prickly
diversifolia => with different leaves, variable foliage
fascicularis => from the Latin, fasciculus, meaning a little bundle
latifolia => with broad leaves
pinnata => two rows of leaflets
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Berberis aquifolium at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [832] Mahonia aquifolium - Plants For A Future database