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The other two invasive plants on the list, burning bush and Japanese barberry, were ones that Jacquart planted in her yard about 25 years ago. Both are known for colorful leaves in the fall.
Berberis thunbergii, the Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry, or red barberry, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and eastern Asia, though widely naturalized in China and North America, where it has become a problematic invasive in many places, leading to declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and soil changes.
Here, a gardening expert outlines common invasive plants, what an invasive plant is, how to get rid of them, and the threats they pose to U.S. agriculture.
Berberis aquifolium, the Oregon grape or holly-leaved barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to western North America.It is an evergreen shrub growing 1–3 meters (3–10 feet) tall and 1.5 m (5 ft) wide, with pinnate leaves consisting of spiny leaflets, and dense clusters of yellow flowers in early spring, followed by dark bluish-black berries.
Berberis (/ ˈ b ɜːr b ər ɪ s /), commonly known as barberry, [1] [2] is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia). Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia; Europe, Africa and North America have ...
Birds are known to eat and spread the seeds of barberry over a wide range. New research also connects this invasive plant to high tick populations. Ask the Expert: Barberry looks pretty, but don't ...
Berberis verruculosa, the warty barberry or warted barberry, is an evergreen shrub in the family Berberidaceae. [1] [2] It ranges in size from 1–2 m, and is native to western China (Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan). It gets its common name from its "warty" stems, that have rounded, more or less identical, raised spots. [3]
Department scientists are currently investigating the association of Japanese barberry (an invasive shrub), white-footed mice, and Ixodes ticks that carry the Lyme disease organism and other human pathogens in the state's forests, [15] and cost-effective means to control invasive plant species. [13]