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Berberis gracilis
Also called Barberries
Berberis gracilis is a plant species native to the Mexico, widely distributed from Tamaulipas to Oaxaca.
Berberis gracilis is a shrub. Leaves are pinnately compound with 4-7 pairs of leaflets plus a larger terminal leaflet, all lanceolate with teeth along the margins. Flowers are yellow 6-parted flowers, borne in an elongated raceme. Fruits are dark blue and egg-shaped.
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 gracilis 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.
