Mahonia Nervosa Fruit
Low oregon grape the barberry family berberidaceae mahonia nervosa pursh nutt.
Mahonia nervosa fruit. It is called dull because its leaves are not as shiny as tall oregon. It s ripe fruit are too acidic to eat raw but are stewed with sugar or other fruits and or made into jelly or pies. The fruit is an excellent safe and gentle laxative. Hardy to usda zone 5 native range from british columbia to california east into idaho.
The fruit is an excellent safe and gentle laxative. Berberine universally present in rhizomes of mahonia species has marked antibacterial effects and is used as a bitter tonic. Partial shade or shade with ample moisture. Flowers small yellow 30 70 in elongated erect terminal clusters racemes in april june.
The pale yellow flowers form in long racemes of about eight inches and the leaves are blue green turning dusky maroon during winter. Mahonia nervosa commonly known as dwarf oregon grape cascade barberry cascade oregon grape or dull oregon grape is a flowering plant native to the northwest coast of north america from southern british columbia south to central california with an isolated population inland in northern idaho. It is especially common in second growth douglas fir or western redcedar forests making use of. Mahonia nervosa is an evergreen shrub usually growing 10 80cm tall occasionally reaching 200cm.
Since it is not appreciably absorbed by the body it is used orally in the treatment of various enteric infections especially bacterial dysentery. Fruit blue waxy coating about 5 mm diameter. Suckering from the base the plant spreads to form a loose clump of several stems 1050. Mahonia nervosa cascade long leaved or dull oregon grape this oregon grape is lower growing evergreen shrub topping out at about two feet.
Mahonia haematocarpa the red hollygrape or mexican barberry has blood red berries that are used to make jelly. Nervosa refers to the fan like veins in its leaves.