Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Oregon grape, hollyleaved barberry
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Magnoliidae Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order Ranunculales Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family Berberidaceae Barberry family
Genus Mahonia After the Irish-born horticulturist Bernard McMahon (sometimes spelled M’Mahon) (1775-1816), described as a botanist and seedsman who came to the U.S. in 1796 and was a nurseryman in Philadelphia
Species aquifolium The classical name for holly, now under the genus Ilex , but applied to the holly family as Aquifoliaceae
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Older scientific or horticultural names
Berberis aquifolium Pursh
Berberis aquifolium Pursh var. aquifolium
Berberis piperiana (Abrams) McMinn
Mahonia piperiana Abrams
Odostemon aquifolium (Pursh) Rydb.
Mahonia aquifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 8 × 12″ (20 × 31 cm)
6/2/2009 · Temple of Sinawava, Riverside Walk, Zion National Park, Utah · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (51 × 34 cm) ID is uncertain
4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 8 × 12″ (20 × 31 cm)
4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm)
4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)
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