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Mahonia is a formerly accepted genus of approximately 70 species of shrubs or, rarely, small trees with evergreen leaves in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North America, and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis and as of 2023 the majority of botanical sources list it as a synonym for Berberis.

Species

Oregon grape

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRanunculales
  5. FamilyBerberidaceae
Observations65,907
Observations recorded201,131

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,054
With media
374
Family
Berberidaceae
Collections
UCMP
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Berberidaceae
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Mahonia
Commons category
Berberis
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Mahonia
topic's main category
Category:Mahonia
taxon common name
十大功劳属
has fruit type
berry
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Mahonia is a formerly accepted genus of approximately 70 species of shrubs or, rarely, small trees with evergreen leaves in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North America, and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis and as of 2023 the majority of botanical sources list it as a synonym for Berberis.

However, there is still disagreement among botanists, and as recently as 2017 papers have been published arguing for the validity of the genus. In addition, sources that are updated less frequently like the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database have many plants listed in Mahonia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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