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Several species of Berberis are popular garden shrubs, grown for such features as ornamental leaves, yellow flowers, or red or blue-black berries. Numerous cultivars and hybrids have been selected for garden use. Low-growing Berberis plants are also commonly planted as pedestrian barriers. Taller-growing species are valued for crime prevention ...
Berberis and Mahonia are two widespread and common members of the Berberidaceae, found in many countries. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Botanists have for many years ...
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.
Berberis bealei, also known as leatherleaf mahonia, Beale's barberry, [5] [6] is a species of evergreen [7] shrub native to mainland China. [3] The species has been regarded as the same species as Berberis japonica , native to Taiwan, but the two differ consistently in certain floral and leaf characters.
Berberis aristata, also known as Indian barberry, Mara manjal (மரமஞ்சள்), chutro, sumba, or tree turmeric, is a shrub belonging to the family Berberidaceae and the genus Berberis. B. aristata is native to the Himalayas in India and in Nepal. [1] [2] It is also naturally found in the Nilgiri Mountains of southern India and in Sri ...
Berberis pinnata is a dark green bush which resembles holly with its serrated leaves. It has one to two inch long clusters of small yellow flowers. [ 3 ] The fruit is a purple berry with many seeds 6–7 millimeters in size.
Berberis vulgaris subsp. australis, synonym Berberis hispanica, is a shrub belonging to the family Berberidaceae [1] and the genus Berberis (pronounced bẽr’ber-is). It is a woody plant and parts of the plant are considered toxic, although the berries are edible and juicy.
Berberis haematocarpa, Woot. [1] with the common names red barberry, red Mexican barbery, Colorado barberry and Mexican barberry, is a species in the Barberry family in southwestern North America. [2] It is also sometimes called algerita, [3] but that name is more often applied to its relative, Mahonia trifoliolata.