Berberis nervosa |
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Cascade Oregon grape |
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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 |
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Distribution | |
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 |
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Synonyms | Mahonia nervosa |
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