− | Mahonia aquifolium, Nutt. (Berberis Aquifolium, Pursh. Odostemon nutkanus, Rydb.). Fig. 2303. From 3-6 ft.: lfts. 5-9, oblong or oblong-ovate, dark green and lustrous above, spinulose-dentate, 1 ½ - 3 in. long: racemes erect, fascicled: berries blue, small. May. Brit. Col. to Ore. B.R. 1425. L.B.C. 18:1718. P.M. 9:5. G. 12:721; 28:143. G.M. 44:659. Gn.W. 23:361. Var. juglandifolia, Jouin. Lfts. usually 7, the lowest pair usually close to the base of the petiole, often subcordate at the base, smaller and of thicker texture, teeth smaller, accumbent; rachis usually red. Var. gracilis, Jouin (M. gracilis, Hort., not Fedde). Lfts. 5-9, oblong-ovate, cuneate at the base, spinose-serrate with small teeth, slightly lustrous above, 2-3 in. long. There are also forms with variegated lvs., with yellow foliage and with the young foliage bright red. | + | Mahonia aquifolium, Nutt. (Berberis Aquifolium, Pursh. Odostemon nutkanus, Rydb.). From 3-6 ft.: lfts. 5-9, oblong or oblong-ovate, dark green and lustrous above, spinulose-dentate, 1 ½ - 3 in. long: racemes erect, fascicled: berries blue, small. May. Brit. Col. to Ore. Var. juglandifolia, Jouin. Lfts. usually 7, the lowest pair usually close to the base of the petiole, often subcordate at the base, smaller and of thicker texture, teeth smaller, accumbent; rachis usually red. Var. gracilis, Jouin (M. gracilis, Hort., not Fedde). Lfts. 5-9, oblong-ovate, cuneate at the base, spinose-serrate with small teeth, slightly lustrous above, 2-3 in. long. There are also forms with variegated lvs., with yellow foliage and with the young foliage bright red. |