| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Berberis nervosa Pursh |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 219 (1813) |
| Native Range | sw. British Columbia to cw. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | spines absent, leaves thin, lanceolate-ovate to ovate, spinose-dentate, acute to broadly acuminate, flowers 30-70 in dense raceme, berry blue, spherical, 10mm broad |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Berberis glumacea Spreng. Berberis nervosa var. mendocinensis J.B.Roof Berberis pinnata Buch ex DC. Mahonia glumacea DC. Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. Mahonia nervosa var. mendocinensis (J.B.Roof) J.B.Roof Odontostemon nervosus (Pursh) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |