I-Mahonia aquifolium iwuhlobo lwesitshalo esiqhakaza emndenini we-Berberidaceae. Kubuye kwaziwe ngamagama amaningana avamile ahlanganisa amagilebhisi ase-Oregon, i-holly-leaved barberry, namagilebhisi asezintabeni. Lesi sitshalo sidabuka entshonalanga yeNyakatho Melika, futhi siyisihlahla esivame ukukhula sibe ngamamitha angu-1-2 ubude. Inamaqabunga afana ne-holly aluhlaza ngokumnyama futhi anama-spiny, futhi akhiqiza amaqoqo ezimbali eziphuzi entwasahlobo, alandelwe amajikijolo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-mnyama ehlobo. I-Mahonia aquifolium ihlonishwa ngezakhiwo zayo zokwelapha futhi isetshenziswa emithini yemithi ngezinjongo ezihlukahlukene.