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Cascade Oregon grape

Habit Shrubs 1–6 dm.
Stems

monomorphic; without short axillary shoots;

twigs glabrous;

bud scales (13)20–44 mm, persistent;

spines absent.

Leaves

compound;

leaflets 9–21; thin and ± flexible; smooth but rather dull abaxially; dull and somewhat glaucous adaxially;

terminal leaflet 2.9–8.4 × 1.2–4.8 cm, 1.8–3.2 × as long as wide;

lateral leaflets lance-ovate to ovate, 4–6-veined from base, bases rounded to cordate;

margins plane; each margin with 6–13 teeth 1–2(3) mm, tipped with spines to 1.0–2.4 × 0.1–0.2 mm;

tips acute or broadly acuminate;

petioles 2–11 cm.

Inflorescences

30–70-flowered, 6–17 cm;

bracts acute, obtuse or rounded.

Stamens

filaments without teeth.

Fruits

oblong-ovoid or globose, 8–11 mm, blue, glaucous.

Berberis nervosa

Distribution
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Discussion

Open or shaded woods, rocky areas. Flowering Mar–Jun. 0–2200 m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 376
Alan Whittemore
Sibling taxa
B. aquifolium, B. darwinii, B. julianae, B. pinnata, B. piperiana, B. pumila, B. repens, B. vulgaris
Synonyms Mahonia nervosa
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