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Great Barberry

Berberis glaucocarpa

Great Barberry
Photo: Mark, CC BY 4.0
Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
W. Himalaya to WC. Nepal
Climate
temperate

About

Berberis glaucocarpa, sometimes called common barberry or simply barberry, is a species of flowering plant, a barberry, native to the western Himalaya in central Asia, to west central Nepal. It is considered invasive in New Zealand, where it is found in the North and South Island. It has also been introduced to Great Britain. The species is listed as banned in South Africa.

Where it grows

This barberry can be found in disturbed sights and on forest margins.

Other Berberis plants

Berberis actinacantha · Berberis aemulans · Berberis aetnensis · Salmon barberry · Berberis agricola · Berberis ahrendtii · Berberis alpicola · Berberis amabilis · Berberis amoena · Amur Barberry · Berberis angustifolia · Berberis argentinensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berberis glaucocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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