Mahonia borealis
Takeda
Berberidaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub that keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are crowded towards the ends of the branches. There are 5-17 leaflets. They are long and have teeth or spines along the edge. They are pale coloured underneath. The flowers are yellow and have a sweet scent. They are in dense erect groups. The fruit are oval and blue-black.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in moist shaded forests between 1,800-2,500 m above sea level in the Himalayas.
Where It Grows
Asia, Himalayas, India,
Production
Fruit are available in May and June.
Synonyms
Upreti, K., et al, 2010, Diversity and Distribution of Wild Edible Fruit Plants of Uttarakhand. Bioversity Potentials of the Himalaya. p 174
