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Berberis vulgaris, also known as common barberry, [3] European barberry or simply barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis native to the Old World. It produces edible but sharply acidic berries, which people in many countries eat as a tart and refreshing fruit.
In 1904, Bénédict P. G. Hochreutiner raised B. vulgaris var. australis to the full species Berberis australis, treating B. hispanica as a synonym. [3] In 1961, Vernon Heywood treated the taxon as a subspecies, B. vulgaris subsp. australis , rather than as a variety or species, a treatment accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March ...
Berberis empetrifolia, sometimes called heath barberry, is a low, somewhat spiny shrub belonging to the barberries in the family Berberidaceae. The local names in Chile are zarcilla, monte negro and uva de la cordillera. It has small narrow entire leaves, and small yolk-colored flowers and later globose blue-black berries.
Berberis ilicifolia, sometimes called holly barberry or holly-leaved barberry is a medium to high, spiny shrub belonging to the barberries in the family Berberidaceae. The local name in Chile is Chelia. It has ovate leaves with a few teeth that end in spines, reminiscent of holly leaves. Its orange flowers grow with three to seven together ...
Berberis × hortensis is an interspecific hybrid shrub. Its parents are Berberis oiwakensis (previously known as Mahonia lomariifolia ) and Berberis japonica . It was raised in gardens during the 20th century, and has become an important garden and landscape plant.
Berberis haematocarpa is a shrub growing up to 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) tall, with stiff and erect branches. [3] It has thick, rigid pinnate leaves of several centimeters long. Each is made up of a few thick 3-7 lance-shaped leaflets with very spiny toothed edges. They are a glaucus whitish-gray in color, due to a thick cuticle of wax. [3]
Berberis sikkimensis is a plant species native to the high Himalayas at elevations of 2000–3000 m. It is known from Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Yunnan. [2] Berberis sikkimensis is a shrub up to 250 cm tall, with pale yellow spines up to 20 mm long on the younger twigs. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to 25 mm long, leathery, heavily whitened ...
Berberis veitchii [2] is a shrub native to western Hubei, China. [3] It was once cultivated as an ornamental in other countries, the source almost certainly being seed collected by Wilson. [4] Berberis veitchii is an evergreen shrub up to 150 cm tall, with yellow spines along the younger branches. Leaves are simple, lanceolate, leathery, up to ...