Berberis aggregata
Clustered barberry | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Berberis |
Species: | B. aggregata
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Binomial name | |
Berberis aggregata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Berberis aggregata var. integrifolia Ahrendt |
Berberis aggregata, the clustered barberry,[2] is a shrub native to western China (Gansu, Hubei, Qinghai, Shanxi, Sichuan). It grows at elevations of 1000–3500 m.[3]
Berberis aggregata is a shrub up to 3 m tall with spines along the younger branches. Leaves are ovate, up to 25 mm long, dark green on the upper surface, much lighter underneath. Flowers are borne tightly clustered in a panicle of as many as 25 flowers. Berries are red, spherical, about 7 mm in diameter.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b Flora of China v 19 p 767
- ^ Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1908. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 8(3): 203.
Categories:
- Berberis
- Endemic flora of China
- Flora of Gansu
- Flora of Hubei
- Flora of Qinghai
- Flora of Shanxi
- Flora of Sichuan
- Plants described in 1908