Berberidaceae

Leatherleaf mahonia

Berberis bealei Fortune

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis

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Leatherleaf mahonia (Berberis bealei) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

arz: ماهونيا بيلى
Chinese: 阔叶十大功劳, 闊葉十大功勞, 十大功劳
English: Leatherleaf mahonia, Beale's barberry, Oregon grape
German: Beals Mahonie
Slovenian: Usnjatolistna mahonija
Vietnamese: Hoàng liên ô rô lá dày

Synonyms

Berberis bealei var. planifolia Hook.
Berberis japonica Lindl.
Berberis japonica var. bealei (Fortune) Skeels
Berberis magellanica K.Koch
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
Mahonia bealei var. planifolia (Hook.) Ahrendt
Mahonia beali Pynaert
Mahonia japonica var. bealei (Fortune) Fedde
Mahonia japonica var. planifolia (Hook.) H.Lév.

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 382 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James Weaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Erin Lalime, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: lnormile, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kayla Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Daniel Washburn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Captain Obvious, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.