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Berberis nervosa
Also called Cascade Barberry, Cascade Mahonia, Dull Oregon Grape, Long Leaved Oregon Grape, Oregon Barberry, Oregon Grape Holly, Oregon Grape
Cascade Oregon grape is a low, evergreen native shrub of the Pacific Northwest that spreads by rhizomes and thrives in shade under conifer forests. It is grown for its holly-like leaves and is easiest in partial to full shade with moist, well-drained soil.
Berberis nervosa, commonly known as dwarf Oregon-grape, Cascade barberry, Cascade Oregon-grape, or dull Oregon-grape, is a North American flowering plant.
It is native to the northwest coast of North America from southern British Columbia south to central California, with an isolated population inland in northern Idaho. It is especially common in second growth, Douglas-fir or western redcedar forests, making use of those pools of sunlight that intermittently reach the ground.
The Yana people dried and ground the fruits to make a mush. The fruits may also be dried and eaten similarly to raisins or used in preserves such as jelly.
Oregon Grape · Shining Netvein Barberry · Oregon Grape · Berberis bealei · Berberis oiwakensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berberis nervosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
