Berberidaceae
Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.
Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.
Achlys triphylla is a North American West Coast herb with vanilla-scented dried leaves that has documented traditional medicinal uses.
Alloberberis fremontii (Torr.) C.C.Yu & K.F.Chung
Alloberberis fremontii (Torr.) C.C.Yu & K.F.Chung
Alloberberis fremontii is an evergreen shrub native to western US mountains, with crushed berries used by the Zuni people for purple dye.
Alloberberis trifoliolata (Moric.) C.C.Yu & K.F.Chung
Alloberberis trifoliolata (Moric.) C.C.Yu & K.F.Chung
Alloberberis trifoliolata (agarita) is a drought-tolerant evergreen shrub native to the southwestern US and northeastern Mexico.
Berberis actinacantha Mart. ex Schult.fil.
Berberis actinacantha Mart. ex Schult.fil.
Berberis actinacantha is a flowering plant species known as michay that is endemic to north and central Chile.
Berberis chilensis Gillies
Berberis chilensis Gillies
Berberis chilensis is an endemic Chilean flowering plant species with two recognized varieties.
Berberis darwinii Hook.
Berberis darwinii Hook.
Berberis darwinii Hook. is a spiny evergreen shrub with edible acidic berries, popular as a garden plant.
Berberis empetrifolia Lam.
Berberis empetrifolia Lam.
Berberis empetrifolia, or heath barberry, is a low South American shrub with edible berries and medicinal rhizomes.
Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf
Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf
Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf is a tall evergreen thorny barberry naturalized in New Zealand and found in Pakistan.
Berberis julianae C.K.Schneid.
Berberis julianae C.K.Schneid.
Berberis julianae is an evergreen flowering shrub native to Central China, widely grown as an ornamental hedge plant.
Berberis microphylla G.Forst.
Berberis microphylla G.Forst.
Berberis microphylla, or calafate, is a Patagonian shrub grown for edible fruit, ornamental use, and other applications.
Berberis morrisonensis Hayata
Berberis morrisonensis Hayata
Berberis morrisonensis Hayata is a slightly shade-loving deciduous shrub native to Taiwan’s high mountains above 3000m.
Berberis thunbergii DC.
Berberis thunbergii DC.
Berberis thunbergii DC. is a spiny deciduous shrub widely cultivated as an ornamental across temperate regions.
Berberis vulgaris L.
Berberis vulgaris L.
Berberis vulgaris L. is a deciduous shrub with edible sour berries, widely cultivated for cooking in Iran.
Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.
Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.
Northern blue cohosh, Caulophyllum giganteum, is a flowering barberry native to northeastern North American rich forests that blooms earlier than its relative C. thalictroides.
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Caulophyllum thalictroides is a North American forest herb with blue berries, used historically for medicine and as a coffee substitute.
Diphylleia cymosa Michx.
Diphylleia cymosa Michx.
Diphylleia cymosa, or umbrella leaf, is a southeast U.S. endemic ornamental plant in Berberidaceae that blooms in late spring.
Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Jeffersonia diphylla, twinleaf, is a small spring ephemeral native to eastern North American deciduous forests that is considered poisonous.
Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia aquifolium, commonly called Oregon grape, is a North American native shrub with edible berries and many cultivated garden varieties.
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière
Mahonia bealei is an evergreen shrub or small tree used ornamentally and medicinally, considered invasive in parts of the U.S.
Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
Mahonia nervosa, or low Oregon-grape, is an evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest, with documented traditional and modern uses.
Mahonia oiwakensis Hayata
Mahonia oiwakensis Hayata
Mahonia oiwakensis Hayata (also called Berberis oiwakensis) is a shrub or tree up to 7 m tall with compound leaves and dark blue berries.
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G.Don
Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G.Don
Mahonia repens, also called creeping grapeholly, is a low evergreen shrub native to western North America, cultivated as a drought-tolerant ground cover.
Nandina domestica Thunb.
Nandina domestica Thunb.
Nandina domestica Thunb. is an evergreen shrub with toxic parts, long cultivated in East Asia and widely grown as a landscape plant.
Podophyllum peltatum L.
Podophyllum peltatum L.
Podophyllum peltatum L. (mayapple) is a poisonous North American woodland plant with edible ripe fruit used in medicine and ornamentals.
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