Berberis aquifolium

Berberis aquifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. aquifolium
Binomial name
Berberis aquifolium
Synonyms
  • Berberis brevipes Greene
  • Berberis pinnata Banks ex DC.
  • Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
  • Mahonia brevipes (Greene) Rehder
  • Mahonia diversifolia Sweet
  • Mahonia latifolia Dippel
  • Mahonia moseri Ahrendt
  • Mahonia moseriana Moser
  • Mahonia murrayana Dippel
  • Mahonia undulata Ahrendt
  • Odostemon aquifolius (Pursh) Rydb.
  • Odostemon brevipes (Greene) A.Heller
  • Odostemon nutkanus (DC.) Rydb.

Berberis aquifolium, the Oregon grape or holly-leaved barberry, 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, with pinnate leaves consisting of spiny leaflets, and dense clusters of yellow flowers in early spring, followed by dark bluish-black berries.

The berries are a part of the traditional diet of some indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and the species serves as the state flower of Oregon.