Mahonia bealei

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Species Distribution Map
Family:BERBERIDACEAE
Species:Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
Common Name:Leather Leaf Mahonia; Leather Leaf Holly Grape; Beale's Oregon Grape
Habitat:Commonly cultivated. Escaped to disturbed woodlands, thcikets, and creek bottoms.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MABE2
Plant Notes:Leather Leaf Mahonia is a non-native shrub in the Barberry family (Berberidaceae). A native of China, it is widely cultivated in the United States. In Alabama it can be found as an escape statewide. Leather Leaf Mahonia occurs on vacant lots, in disturbed woodlands, and in floodplain forest. It is an evergreen shrub to six feet in height. There are usually several stems per clump. The inner bark is bright yellow. The leaves are pinnately compound with five to nine leaflets. The leaves are very think and dark green. The leaflets have three to nine teeth, each with a large spine along their margins. Small yellow flowers are produced in dense racemes in the winter. These are followed by dark blue berries with a waxy bloom. --A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyBERBERIDACEAE - Barberry family
Genus Mahonia
Species Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière - Leather Leaf Mahonia; Leather Leaf Holly Grape; Beale's Oregon Grape

Citation

Citation Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière, Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 166. 1855.
Basionym: Berberis bealei Fortune 1850.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Berberis bealei Berberis bealei Fortune, Gard. Chron. 1850: 212. 1850.  
Mahonia japonica var. bealei Mahonia japonica (Thunberg) de Candolle, var. bealei (Fortune) Fedde, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 119. 1901.Berberis bealei Fortune 1850. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Calhoun, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Cullman, Etowah, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2020 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU103267 Cullman 04 Jul 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9688		 JSU
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
TROY000049188 Henry 24 Dec 2019 Lawson, Kirk
21		 TROY
Berberis bealei Fortune
AUA000038235 Morgan 4 Mar 2017 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
7180		 AUA
BERBERIS BEALEI FORTUNE
TROY000032809 Conecuh 26 Feb 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21752		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
UWAL0016048 Montgomery 02 Feb 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24765		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
UWAL0035182 Morgan 04 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7180		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
UWAL0002499 Colbert 17 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2794		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
AUA_ACC_71018 Lee 25 Jan 2007 LOEWENSTEIN, NANCY J.
 AUA
MAHONIA BEALEI (FORTUNE) CARR.
AMAL00012972 Colbert 17 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2794		 AMAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
TROY000054095 Shelby 20 Nov 2023 Fowler, Daniel J.
83		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
UWAL0035185 Limestone 04 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7186		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
UWAL0056462 Lauderdale 01 Jan 2020 England, Kevin J.
10661		 UWAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
AMAL00020169 Madison 26 Nov 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1720		 AMAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
ALNHS00001114 Jefferson 12 May 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#444		 ALNHS
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
ALNHS00005762 Lee 05 Feb 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-109		 ALNHS
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
AMAL00024745 Shelby 07 Oct 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15077		 AMAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
UWAL0039940 Covington 18 Feb 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27771		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
UWAL0002501 Sumter 09 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5060		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
AUA000038244 Limestone 4 Mar 2017 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
7186		 AUA
BERBERIS BEALEI FORTUNE
TROY000043417 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5777		 TROY
Berberis bealei Fortune
UWAL0030508 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5777		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
AMAL00005912 Calhoun 18 Mar 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8763		 AMAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
SAMF0008479 Shelby 04 Apr 2021 Dale, Caleb
11		 SAMF
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
TROY000028692 Sumter 09 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5060		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
ALNHS00009376 Madison 06 Mar 2024 Barger, T. Wayne
MSP-43		 ALNHS
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
UWAL0038131 Shelby 07 Oct 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15077		 UWAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
JSU143056 Etowah 11 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1116		 JSU
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
AMAL00005913 Jefferson 24 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11131		 AMAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
ALNHS00009439 Madison 06 Mar 2024 Barger, T. Wayne
MSP-43		 ALNHS
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
TROY000049186 Henry 24 Dec 2019 Lawson, Kirk
21		 TROY
Berberis bealei Fortune
AUA000030333 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
5777		 AUA
BERBERIS BEALEI FORTUNE
TROY000038908 Montgomery 02 Feb 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24765		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
UWAL0002500 St. Clair 24 Feb 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4027		 UWAL
Berberis bealei Fortune
UNA00064761 Colbert 17 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2794		 UNA
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
UNA00073478 Madison 26 Nov 2011 Horne, Howard
1720		 UNA
Berberis bealei Fortune
TROY000054036 St. Clair 26 Nov 2023 Marchant, Claire N.
98		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
TROY000044353 Covington 18 Feb 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27771		 TROY
Berberis bealei Fortune
TROY000016930 Colbert 17 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2794		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
TROY000017507 St. Clair 24 Feb 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4027		 TROY
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
AUA_ACC_31292 Jackson 21 Feb 1976 HORNER, KENT
128		 AUA
MAHONIA BEALEI (FORTUNE) CARR.
AUA_ACC_22277 Montgomery 5 Apr 1970 MONTGOMERY, JOHN
11		 AUA
MAHONIA BEALEI (FORTUNE) CARR.
SAMF0000874 Shelby 18 Mar 2002 Bowles, Mollie E.
1		 SAMF
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carriere
AMAL00014146 St. Clair 24 Feb 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4027		 AMAL
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
JSU143238 Calhoun 09 May 1973 Heptinstall, L.L.
s.n.		 JSU
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
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