Calflora Taxon Report
Berberis aquifolium  Pursh
Mountain grape, Mountaingrape, Oregon grape
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2017 Steve Matson
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2017 Steve Matson
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2021 Steve Matson
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2022 Ron Vanderhoff
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2020 Donald Burk
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2024 Mary Ann Machi
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2022 Cara Wilcox
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2022 Cara Wilcox
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2012 J Malpas
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2021 Mike Russler
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2021 Mike Russler
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2018 David popp
Berberis aquifolium is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Berberis
Family: Berberidaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO
Alternate Names:
OTHERMahonia aquifolium
PLANTSMahonia aquifolium
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[Wikipedia] Etymology: The Latin specific epithet aquifolium denotes "sharp-leafed" (as in Ilex aquifolium, the common holly), referring to the spiny foliage. Berberis aquifolium is not closely related to either the true holly (Ilex aquifolium) or the true grape (Vitis), but its common name, Oregon-grape holly comes from its resemblance to these plants. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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