| Berberis piperiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. piperiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Berberis piperiana (Abrams) McMinn | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mahonia piperiana Abrams | |
Berberis piperiana is a shrub native to the mountains of northern California and southwestern Oregon. It is found in open and wooded slopes at elevations of 900–1,700 m (3,000–5,600 ft).
Berberis piperiana can attain a height of up to 80 cm (31 in). Leaves are evergreen, pinnately compound with 5-9 leaflets. Berries are dark blue and waxy. The species is related to the more common Oregon-grape, B. aquifolium, but distinguished by its shorter stature and broader leaflets.
The compound leaves place this species in the group sometimes segregated as the genus Mahonia.
References
- Tropicos
- ^ "Berberis piperiana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- McMinn, Howard Earnest. Illustrated Manual of California Shrubs 125. 1939.
- Abrams, LeRoy. Phytologia 1: 91. 1934.
- Loconte, H., & J. R. Estes. 1989. Phylogenetic systematics of Berberidaceae and Ranunculales (Magnoliidae). Systematic Botany 14:565-579.
- Marroquín, Jorge S., & Joseph E. Laferrière. 1997. Transfer of specific and infraspecific taxa from Mahonia to Berberis. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 30(1):53-55.
- Laferrière, Joseph E. 1997. Transfer of specific and infraspecific taxa from Mahonia to Berberis. Bot. Zhurn. 82(9):96-99.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Berberis piperiana | |