Berberis nervosa |
Berberis amplectens |
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Cascade Oregon-grape, dull Oregon-grape, dwarf Oregon-grape, Oregon grape |
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Habit | Shrubs, evergreen, 0.1-0.8(-2) m. | Shrubs, evergreen, 0.2-1.2 m. |
Stems | monomorphic, without short axillary shoots. |
monomorphic, without short axillary shoots. |
Bark | of 2d-year stems brown or yellow-brown, glabrous. |
of 2d-year stems purple, glabrous. |
Leaves | 9-21-foliolate; petioles 2-11 cm. |
5-7-foliolate; petioles 1.5-5 cm. |
Leaflet | blades thin and ± flexible; surfaces abaxially rather dull, smooth, adaxially dull, somewhat glaucous; terminal leaflet stalked, blade 2.9-8.4 × 1.2-4.8 cm, 1.8-3.2 times as long as wide; lateral leaflet blades lance-ovate to ovate, 4-6-veined from base, base rounded to cordate, margins plane, toothed, each with 6-13 teeth 1-2(-3) mm tipped with spines to 1-2.4 × 0.1-0.2 mm, apex acute or broadly acuminate. |
blades thick and rigid; surfaces abaxially dull, papillose, adaxially dull, ± glaucous; terminal leaflet stalked, blade 4.4-5.5 × 3.1-4.6 cm, 1.1-1.4 times as long as wide; lateral leaflet blades oblong or circular, 1-5-veined from base, base truncate or cordate, margins undulate or crispate, toothed, each with 9-15 teeth 1-3 mm tipped with spines to 1.4-2.4 × 0.2-0.4 mm, apex truncate or broadly rounded. |
Spines | absent. |
absent. |
Inflorescences | racemose, dense, 30-70-flowered, 6-17 cm; bracteoles membranous, apex acute, obtuse, or rounded. |
racemose, dense, 25-35-flowered, 3-6 cm; bracteoles membranous, apex obtuse or rounded. |
Flowers | anther filaments without distal pair of recurved lateral teeth. |
anther filaments distally with pair of recurved teeth: author had no data available. |
Berries | blue, glaucous, oblong-ovoid or globose, 8-11 mm, juicy, solid. |
dark blue, glaucous, ovoid to elliptic, 7-9 mm, juicy, solid. |
Bud | scales (13-)20-44 mm, persistent. |
scales 3-6 mm, deciduous. |
2n | = 56. |
= 28. |
Berberis nervosa |
Berberis amplectens |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–spring (Mar–Jun). | Flowering spring (Apr–May). |
Habitat | Open or shaded woods, often in rocky areas | Rocky slopes in chaparral and open forest |
Elevation | 0-1800 m (0-5900 ft) | 900-1900 m (3000-6200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; ID; OR; WA; BC
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CA |
Discussion | Plants of Berberis nervosa are usually very low (commonly 0.1-0.3 m), but occasional plants may be considerably taller (to 2 m). One such population from north of Westport, California, has been separated as B. nervosa var. mendocinensis. Similar populations occur sporadically throughout the range of B. nervosa, so the form should not be recognized taxonomically. Berberis nervosa is resistant to infection by Puccinia graminis. The Skagit tribe used Berberis nervosa medicinally in a root preparation to treat venereal disease (D. E. Moermann 1986). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. Berberis amplectens is endemic to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California. It is resistant to infection by Puccinia graminis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Berberidaceae > Berberis | Berberidaceae > Berberis |
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Synonyms | B. nervosa var. mendocinensis, Mahonia nervosa, Mahonia nervosa var. mendocinensis | Mahonia amplectens |
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept., 219. (1814) | (Eastwood) L. C. Wheeler: Rhodora 39: 376. (1937) |
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