Dwarf oregon grape (Berberis nervosa)
Description
It is an-evergreen-shrub-with short vertical stems, mostly under 30-cm (12-in), while the leaves reach higher, rarely up to 2-m (6-ft 7-in) tall. The-leaves-are-compound, with 9-19 leaflets; each leaflet is strongly toothed, reminiscent of-holly, and somewhat shiny, but less so than-tall Oregon-grape. The leaflets do not have a single central vein as in that species, but several veins arranged fan-like, branched from the leaflet base, hence the-epithet-nervosa. The-flowers-and-fruit-are like those of other Oregon-grapes, and are equally bitter-tasting.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ranunculales
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Family: Berberidaceae
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Genus: Berberis
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