Berberis aquifolium

TaxID: 203270

Basic Information

Berberis aquifolium

Blue Barberry, Oregon Grape, hollyleaf barberry

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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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Ranunculales

Berberidaceae

Berberis

aquifolium

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Photos (5 photos)

Berberis aquifolium
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(c) Tracking Surrey's Biodiversity@BY-NC
Berberis aquifolium
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(c) Kayla Echols@BY-NC
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(c) macstap@BY-NC
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(c) sylviehawkes@BY-NC
Berberis aquifolium
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(c) Jenny Moore@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (11 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Country Status State
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
Germany Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Netherlands Present —
Russian Federation Present
United States of America Present
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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature