Genus:
Mahonia Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Ranunculales
> Family: Berberidaceae
About 70 species, native to Asia, North America and
Central America. Five species have been cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon
grape)
Native to western USA and Canada. |
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Mahonia
bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia)
Native to China. |
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Mahonia lomariifolia
Native to Burma and China |
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Mahonia pinnata
Native to western USA and Mexico. |
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Mahonia trifoliolata
Native to southern USA and Mexico. |
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