Berberis pumila | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Berberis |
Species: | B. pumila
|
Binomial name | |
Berberis pumila | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
|
Berberis pumila is a species of shrub native to Oregon and northern California. It is found in open woods and rocky areas at an altitude of 300–1,200 m (980–3,940 ft) in the Coast Ranges, the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascades, often on serpentine soils. [2]
Berberis pumila is evergreen, rarely more than 40 cm tall. It has compound leaves and dark blue berries. [2] [4]
The compound leaves place this species in the group sometimes segregated as the genus Mahonia. [2] [5] [6] [7]