Padubbargli magoniya
Mahonia aquifolium is an evergreen shrub, a species of the genus Mahonia of the Berberidaceae family. The species' range covers the western states of North America from British Columbia to California. An evergreen shrub up to 1 m high, forming thickets due to growth by root suckers. The bark on young shoots is pinkish-gray, on old shoots it is brown-gray, with longitudinal stripes. The apical flower bud is ovoid, up to 1 cm long, with outer membranous, strongly pointed scales that remain on the shoots for 1-2 years, and inner herbaceous and blunt scales that fall off; lateral buds 3-5 mm long, with ovoid, slightly pointed scales, oblong-ovate.
The leaves are compound, odd-pinnate, with 5-9 leaflets, up to 15-20 cm long, the petiole is usually reddish; leaves are leathery, dark green above, glossy, with a depressed network of veins, matte below, pale green, notched-sharply toothed along the edge, 3-9 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide; lateral unequal, on reddish petioles 0.5-2 cm long. Stipules bristly, 2-5 mm long.
The flowers are about 8 mm in diameter, collected in multi-flowered panicles or brushes in the axils of the outer scales of the apical bud, light yellow, bright, often with a lemon tint. Sepals 9, greenish-yellow; petals and stamens 6 each. The berries are oblong-elliptical, up to 10 mm long, up to 8 mm wide, bluish-black, with an abundant bluish bloom, covered with fluff, with 2-8 seeds, sweet and sour. The seeds are oblong, 4.5 mm long, 2.3 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick, chestnut brown, shiny. 1 kg contains 5 thousand berries, or 100 thousand seeds; weight of 1 thousand seeds is 7.5-11.5 g.
Flowering in April - May. The fruits ripen in August - September.
Introduced into the Botanical Garden. Planted in the Botanical Garden by Academician F.N. Rusanov in 1948. In the spring of 1949, they were sown in the nursery and the introduction of these species was studied, and on November 30, 1951 they were planted in North America for display. Currently, there are 2 shrubs of this species growing in this exposition.
