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Oregon grape
This easy-to-grow Western native looks good all year. In fall, its clusters of yellow flowers are followed by berrylike, blue or blue-black fruit that birds love.
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Oregon Grape
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
Synonym: Berberis repens
Family: Berberidaceae, Barberry
Genus: Mahonia ...

Oregon grape holly is native from the British Columbia to northern California . The intrepid explorers and their band picked seeds and herbarium specimens along the Columbia River as they headed towards the Pacific.

Oregon Grape
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Oregon grape root and barberry - Mahonia spp. (in the Berberidaceae or Barberry family) ...

( Oregon grape )
M. pumila is a dwarf shrub with pinnate gray- green leaves to 6 inches and 9 egg shaped leaflets, with sharp tips. In the late spring, dark yellow flowers bloom in thick racemes to 2 inches long, followed by blue-black berries.

Hollyleaved Barberry, Oregon Grape
Scientific Name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Synonym: Berberis aquifolium, Odostemon aquifolium, Berberis piperiana, Mahonia piperiana
Family: Berberidaceae ...

Oregon Grapeholly (Mahonia aquifolium)
Height: to 1 m. Spread: to 1.5 m. Location: full to part shade (full sun in moist soil). Cultivation: peaty, moist, well-drained soil; protect from winter winds.

Oregon Grape is an evergreen shrub, not related to the deciduous vine that is original plant called "grape." But its fruit clusters indeed resemble those of small Concord grapes.

Oregon Grape, Holly Grape, Grape Holly
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About 70 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees. This genus has now been included in the genus Berberis, however, in commercial horticulture these plants are still known as Mahonia.

Mahonia repens. Synonym: Berberis repens. (Oregon Grape)
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)
Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands, openings. Spring.
Mesa Verde National Park, near Amphitheater, May 16, 2005.

Mahonia aquifolium
OREGON GRAPE
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Menziesia ciliicalyx var. multiflora ...

Mahonia aquifolium--Oregon Grape, Oregon Holly
MAHONIA DISEASES
MALUS INSECTS ...

COMMON: Oregon Grapeholly
LEAVES: Evergreen, dark green, alternate, compound, 6 to 12" long, 5 to 9 leaflets, leaflets .5 to 3.5" long, during the winter the leaves turn a tinge of purple
SIZE: 3 to 6' tall, 3 to 5' wide ...

As with other mahonias that produce fine large berries, creeping oregon grape has been used to make apple-mahonia jelly, wines, pies, & the flowers make an excellent lemonade substitute.

Oregon Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Oregon Grape (Mahonia pinnata 'Ken Hartman')
Oregon Holly Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Oregon Lily (Lilium columbianum)
Oregon Maple (Acer macrophyllum) ...

Similar in many ways to leatherleaf, Oregon grapeholly tends to spread more and displays vivid wine purple winter foliage color. While the leaves are not quite as coarse, the flowers and fruits are almost identical.

Description:
The shiny, dark green leaf of Oregon Grapeholly contributes to its common name, as its spiny-margined leaflets resemble those from many of the evergreen hollies.

Mahonia repens. (Same as Berberis repens.) Oregon Grape.
Mahonia fremontii. Fremont's Barberry. Utah.
Mahonia fremontii. Fremont's Barberry. Utah.

Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon Grapeholly Berberidaceae
Located in center of pharmacy garden.

Mahonia nervosa
(Longleaf Oregon grape) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones:
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Mahonia aquifolium (Berberis aquifolium). OREGON GRAPE. British Columbia to N. California
BERBERIDACEAE ...

Oregon grapeholly (M. aquifolium) and leatherleaf mahonia (M. bealei) are similar species widely in cultivation. The barberries (genus Berberis), and heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) also are in the barberry family.

Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica)
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Oregon Grapeholly (Mahonia aquifolium), warmer areas
Pieris, Japanese (Pieris japonica), Zone 4b with protection
Rhododendron(Rhododendron), some kinds ...

Thorns and prickles don't always deter pests, as in the case of roses, which are loved by insects and deer alike. Combined with other attributes, though, thorns may reduce damage. Barberry, Oregon grape holly, ...

Oak-leaved Goosefoot, Oblong-leaved Sundew, One-flowered Wintergreen, One-rowed Watercress, Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage, Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Orange Balsam, Orange Bird's-foot, Orange Foxtail, Orange Hawkweed, Oregon Grape, Orpine, Osier, ...

See also: Grape, Green, Mahonia, Holly, Mahonia aquifolium