Mahonia

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Mahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, North America and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis, and included within that genus by some botanists; they are distinguished from Berberis by their large, pinnate leaves 10-50 cm long with 5-15 leaflets, and flowers in longer (5-20 cm long) racemes.

The type species of the genus is Mahonia aquifolium, the Oregon-grape from the Pacific coast of North America.

Several are popular garden shrubs, grown for their ornamental leaves, yellow flowers in winter, and blue-black berries. The berries are edible, and rich in vitamin C, though with a very sharp flavour.

Selected species

North and Central America

Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia arguta
Mahonia dictyota
Mahonia eutriphylla
Mahonia fremontii
Mahonia gracilis
Mahonia haematocarpa
Mahonia nervosa
Mahonia nevinii
Mahonia pinnata
Mahonia pumila
Mahonia repens
Mahonia swaseyi
Mahonia toluacensis
Mahonia trifolia
Mahonia trifoliolata

Asia

Mahonia bealei
Mahonia bodinieri
Mahonia bracteolata
Mahonia breviracema
Mahonia conferta
Mahonia confusa
Mahonia decipiens
Mahonia duclouxiana
Mahonia eurybracteata
Mahonia fordii
Mahonia fortunei
Mahonia gracillipes
Mahonia hancockiana
Mahonia japonica
Mahonia leptodonta
Mahonia lomariifolia
Mahonia longibracteata
Mahonia mairei
Mahonia monyulensis
Mahonia napaulensis
Mahonia nitens
Mahonia oiwakensis
Mahonia setosa
Mahonia sheniii
Mahonia sheridaniana
Mahonia siamensis
Mahonia taroneasis
Mahonia veitchiorum

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