Mahonia pumila (Greene) Fedde

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'Mahonia pumila' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/mahonia/mahonia-pumila/). Accessed 2025-04-29.

Family

  • Berberidaceae

Genus

Synonyms

  • Berberis pumila Greene

Glossary

bracteole
Small bract. Typically borne on pedicel of a flower.
glaucous
Grey-blue often from superficial layer of wax (bloom).
ovate
Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.

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New article for Trees and Shrubs Online.

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'Mahonia pumila' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/mahonia/mahonia-pumila/). Accessed 2025-04-29.

A suckering shrub about 1 ft or slightly more high. Leaves 3 to 5{1/2} in. long; leaflets five to nine, 1 to 2{1/4} in. long, ovate or oblong-ovate, dull grey-green and conspicuously net-veined above, paler and somewhat glaucous beneath with up to ten spine-tipped teeth on each side. Racemes clustered, 1 to 2 in. long; pedicels with a bracteole at midpoint. Native of the mountains of California and S. Oregon. This mahonia, now available in commerce, is very distinct in its grey leaves and dwarf habit and should make a useful ground cover in a sunny place.