| Flower: | Oregon Grape, Low | | Family: | Barberry | | Genus / Species: | Berberis nervosa | | Notes: | This is the shorter of the two species of Berberis. It is also called Cascade Oregon Grape, Mountain Oregon Grape, and Holley Grape.
Lewis & Clark described both species of Oregon Grape in great detail, but because it was winter they knew nothing of the frute or flower of either. | | Photo: | 
Tumble Ridge Trail, Willamette National Forest - - - May 23, 2002 | | Photo 2: | 
Stahlman Point Trail, Willamette National Forest - - - October 12, 2002 | | Guide: | Wildflowers1 by Elizabeth Horn / Wildflowers of the Western Cascades by Ross & Chambers / Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Strickler / Original Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Vol IV edited by Thwaites |
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