Berberidaceae

Cascade barberry

Berberis nervosa Pursh

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis

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Cascade barberry (Berberis nervosa) — FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ماهونية رباعية الورق
arz: ماهونيا العصبى
Chinese: 喀斯特十大功劳
Danish: Lav Oregon-drue
English: Cascade barberry
German: Nervige Mahonie

Synonyms

Berberis glumacea Spreng.
Berberis nervosa var. mendocinensis Roof
Berberis pinnata Buch ex DC.
Mahonia glumacea DC.
Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia nervosa var. mendocinensis (Roof) Roof
Odostemon nervosus (Pursh) Rydb.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 729 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Corvi Zeman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jill mcnevin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lorax55, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.