Calflora: Berberis aquifolium var. aquifolium

Calflora

Taxon Report 1068

Berberis aquifolium Pursh var. aquifolium

Oregon grape, Piper's barberry

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Berberis aquifolium var. aquifolium, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	BERBERIDACEAE
Genus:	Berberis
Parent Record	Berberis aquifolium

Communities:	Douglas-Fir Forest, Red Fir Forest
Habitat:	slopes [Walker]
Wetlands:	Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Toxicity:	MAJOR [California Poison Control System 2010]
AFFINITY to serpentine soil: 1.6 (weak indicator) [Safford et al 2005]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + JM93
PLANTS accepted name:	Mahonia aquifolium

Alternate Names:
(according to)

TJM2:

Berberis piperiana

More information about Berberis aquifolium var. aquifolium


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria USDA PLANTS Profile (MAAQ2)		Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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