Oregon grape

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Berberis aquifolium, the Oregon grape, holly-leaved barberry, or Mahonia, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae. It is an evergreen shrub growing up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall and 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. It has pinnate leaves consisting of spiny leaflets, exhibiting dense clusters of yellow flowers in early spring, followed by dark bluish-black berries.

• It belongs to the Berberidaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 11 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Washington, Oregon and Idaho. ^NatureServe
• In Washington, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. ^iNaturalist
• In Oregon, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 8 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 7,583 research-grade sightings of it in Washington, ranking #13 among the 110 flowers on our Washington list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 7,103 research-grade sightings of it in Oregon, ranking #4 among the 110 flowers on our Oregon list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 577 research-grade sightings of it in Idaho, ranking #53 among the 109 flowers on our Idaho list. ^iNaturalist