The Name
The name is often left un-hyphenated as Oregon grape, though doing so invites confusion with the true grapes. Some writers avoid this confusion by using "Oregon grape-holly", or "Oregon holly-grape" as a vernacular name for any species of Mahonia. It also occasionally appears in print as Oregongrape. There are several common species of Oregon-grape, many with numerous cultivated varieties (cultivars). Among these are Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Cascade, Low, or Dwarf Oregon grape, (M. nervosa), Creeping Oregon grape (M. repens).
The botanic name aquifolium means that the leaf is holly-like (from the Roman name for holly, aquifolium, 'prickly leaved').
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