| Flower: | Oregon Grape, Tall | | Reference: | Trip Journal Entry | | Family: | Barberry | | Genus / Species: | Berberis aquifolium | | Notes: | This is Oregon's state flower, and is the taller of our two common species of Berberis. Its grape-like berries can be used to make jelly, and its stems were used by native americans to make a yellow dye.
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.
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French Pete Creek, Willamette National Forest - - - May 19, 2002 | | Guide: | Wildflowers1 Horn / Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge Jolley / Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Strickler / Original Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Vol IV edited by Thwaites |
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