Berberis aquifolium Pursh GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Berberis

Family:

Berberidaceae

Subfamily:

Berberidoideae

Tribe:

Berberideae

Subtribe:

Berberidinae

Nomen number:

6814

Place of publication:

Fl. Amer. sept. 1:219, t. 4. 1813

Comment:

for date of this publication see Taxon 57:305. 2008

Verified:

11/10/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. subsp. aquifolium

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Berberis diversifolia (Sweet) Steud.
Mahonia diversifolia Sweet

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Reference(s)

Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Mahonia aquifolium
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hu Chi Ming. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Mahonia aquifolium
Personal Care Products Council. INCI

Common names

English
blue barberry –
holly barberry –
holly mahonia –
mountain-grape –
Oregon-grape –
French
mahonia faux-houx –
German
gewöhnliche Mahonie –
Swedish
mahonia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia		s.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada		e.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		introduced elsewhere

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho (n.), Montana (w.), Oregon (w.), Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.)]

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.)
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: Canada (e.), United States (introduced elsewhere)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide Invasive Pl Spec, as Mahonia aquifolium; Dict Gard, as Mahonia aquifolium; Krussmann, as Mahonia aquifolium	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines	folklore	fide Hu Chi Ming, pers. comm. 1996; CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Mahonia aquifolium; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Mahonia aquifolium	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed		as Mahonia aquifolium	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

Taxon: Berberis aquifolium Pursh