Mahonia mairei

Mahonia mairei

  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Mahonia mairei
  • Flower name
    Mahonia mairei
  • Scientific name
    Mahonia mairei
  • Alias
  • Place of originEast Asia and southern China
  • Place of flowering
  • Flowering season

What is Mahonia mairei

Mahonia mairei (scientific name: Mahonia mairei) is a small deciduous shrub of the genus holly Mahonia in the family Berberidaceaee, native to East Asia and southern China. It grows naturally on subalpine to alpine mountain slopes. The tree is about 2 m tall and has odd pinnate compound leaves that are cortical, with spiny serrations on the leaf margins. It produces numerous small yellow flowers in panicles, followed by dark purple berries. The genus name "Mahonia" is a dedication to the American horticulturist Dr. Bernard MacMahon.

Common name: Mahonia mairei, scientific name: Mahonia mairei, Origin: East Asia to Yunnan Province in southwestern China, Height: 2 m, Base of leaves: sharply spined, Phyllotaxis: alternate or bunching, Leaf shape: oddly shaped leaf base: alternate or bunching, leaf shape: odd pinnate compound, leaf length: 20-70 cm, leaf margin: serrate, leaf color: green to red, inflorescence shape: raceme, flowering site: short branch, flower color: yellow, flowering season: March-April, corolla diameter: 0.6 cm, sepal: 6, petals: 6, stamens: 6, pistils: 1, fruit time: October-November, fruit type: liquid fruit, fruit color Fruit color: dark purple; fruit shape: oblong; fruit length: 0.5-0.8 cm; uses: garden plant, potted plant, cut flower.


  • Order
    Ranales
  • Family
    Berberidaceae
  • Genus
    Mahonia
  • Species
    M. mairei
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    6-petaled flower
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typesmall deciduous shrub
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height200.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.6 ~ 0.6 cm

Random flowers