Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Berberis pinnata Lag. ssp. insularis Munz

Island barberry

2006 Steve Matson

2014 Zoya Akulova

Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Mahonia pinnata ssp. insularis

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~36 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Berberis pinnata
Genus:	Berberis
Family:	Berberidaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Mahonia pinnata ssp. insularis
PLANTS	Mahonia pinnata ssp. insularis

Information about Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAPII) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/24/2024).