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Cascade Oregon grape

Piper's Oregon grape

Habit Shrubs 1–6 dm. Shrubs 3–8 dm.
Stems

monomorphic; without short axillary shoots;

twigs glabrous;

bud scales (13)20–44 mm, persistent;

spines absent.

monomorphic; without short axillary shoots;

twigs glabrous;

bud scales 3–8 mm, deciduous;

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.

compound;

leaflets 5–9; rather thick and ± rigid; dull and papillose abaxially; glossy and green adaxially;

terminal leaflet 3.6–9.5 × 2.0–5.2 cm, 1.3–2.1 × as long as wide;

lateral leaflets lance-elliptic to elliptic-ovate or narrowly oblong, 1(3)-veined from base, bases rounded to obtuse or truncate;

margins undulate; each margin with 6–12 1–4 mm teeth, tipped with 1.6–2.8 × 0.2–0.3 mm spines;

tips acute to rounded-obtuse;

petioles 1–6 cm.

Inflorescences

30–70-flowered, 6–17 cm;

bracts acute, obtuse or rounded.

25–60-flowered, 3–10 cm;

bracts obtuse or rounded.

Stamens

filaments without teeth.

filaments with a distal pair of recurved teeth.

Fruits

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

oblong-ovoid, 7–10 mm, dark blue, glaucous.

Berberis nervosa

Berberis piperiana

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.

Open woods, shrubby areas. Flowering Mar–Jun. 50–1800 m. Casc, ECas, Sisk, WV. CA. Native.

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