Berberidaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Berberidaceae
Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Mooren & Decne.

Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Mooren & Decne.

Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Mooren & Decne.

Vancouveria hexandra is a low-growing forest understory herb native to the western Pacific coast of North America.

Vancouveria planipetala Calloni

Vancouveria planipetala Calloni

Vancouveria planipetala Calloni

Vancouveria planipetala is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to the western US, grown as an ornamental for native and wildlife gardens.

Leontice leontopetalum L.

Leontice leontopetalum L.

Leontice leontopetalum L.

Leontice leontopetalum is a vulnerable perennial herb with tuberous roots used for soap and traditional medicine across western Asia and North Africa.

Berberis canadensis Mill.

Berberis canadensis Mill.

Berberis canadensis Mill.

Berberis canadensis is a North American deciduous barberry shrub with edible tart berries used for food and medicine.

Berberis fendleri A.Gray

Berberis fendleri A.Gray

Berberis fendleri A.Gray

Berberis fendleri A.Gray is a deciduous barberry species that grows up to 2 m tall and produces red juicy oblong fruits.

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Mahonia wilcoxii (Kearney) Rehder

Mahonia wilcoxii (Kearney) Rehder

Mahonia wilcoxii, previously called Berberis wilcoxii, is a shrub native to the southwestern US and Sonora, Mexico.

Berberis integerrima Bunge

Berberis integerrima Bunge

Berberis integerrima Bunge

Berberis canadensis is a deciduous North American shrub with edible tart berries used for food and traditional medicine.

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Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae is the barberry flowering plant family in Ranunculales, with 18 genera and ~700 species including trees, shrubs, and herbs.

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Mahonia moranensis (Hebenstr. & Ludw. ex Schult. & Schult.fil.) I.M.Johnst.

Mahonia moranensis (Hebenstr. & Ludw. ex Schult. & Schult.fil.) I.M.Johnst.

This shrub, sometimes placed in Mahonia instead of Berberis, is native to mountain forests of Mexico and has yellow flowers and purple berries.

Berberis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.

Berberis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.

Berberis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.

Berberis hispanica is a deciduous Mediterranean mountain shrub with yellow flowers and edible blue berries.

Berberis aetnensis C.Presl

Berberis aetnensis C.Presl

Berberis aetnensis C.Presl

Berberis aetnensis is a 1826-described Berberidaceae shrub native to Southern Italy and parts of the Balkans, named for Sicily's Mount Etna.

Berberis swaseyi Buckley ex M.J.Young

Berberis swaseyi Buckley ex M.J.Young

Berberis swaseyi Buckley ex M.J.Young

Berberis swaseyi is a rare evergreen barberry species endemic to the Edwards Plateau, Texas.

Berberis ilicifolia L.fil.

Berberis ilicifolia L.fil.

Berberis ilicifolia L.fil.

Berberis ilicifolia (holly barberry) is an evergreen shrub native to southern South America, whose stems were historically used to make bows.

Berberis cretica L.

Berberis cretica L.

Berberis cretica L.

Berberis cretica L. is a spiny flowering shrub in the barberry family native to parts of Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

Berberis amurensis Rupr.

Berberis amurensis Rupr.

Berberis amurensis Rupr.

Berberis amurensis (Amur barberry) is an Asian native shrub with red oblong berries growing up to 350 cm tall.

Berberis hayatana Mizush.

Berberis hayatana Mizush.

Berberis hayatana Mizush.

Berberis hayatana is an endemic Taiwanese low evergreen flowering shrub in the Berberidaceae family, first described in 1952.

Mahonia dictyota (Jeps.) Fedde

Mahonia dictyota (Jeps.) Fedde

Mahonia dictyota (Jeps.) Fedde

Mahonia dictyota is an evergreen flowering shrub endemic to California, bearing yellow flowers and dark blue berries.

Mahonia napaulensis DC.

Mahonia napaulensis DC.

Mahonia napaulensis DC.

Mahonia napaulensis DC. is a flowering shrub or small tree with cultural and medicinal use by the Toda people of Tamil Nadu.

Mahonia fortunei (Lindl.) Fedde

Mahonia fortunei (Lindl.) Fedde

Mahonia fortunei (Lindl.) Fedde

Mahonia fortunei is an evergreen ornamental edible fruited shrub cultivated across multiple regions.

Berberis laurina Thunb.

Berberis laurina Thunb.

Berberis laurina Thunb.

Berberis laurina is a spiny evergreen shrub native to parts of Uruguay, Brazil, and eastern Argentina.

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum is a Himalayan ornamental plant with poisonous rhizomes used in traditional medicine.

Vancouveria chrysantha Greene

Vancouveria chrysantha Greene

Vancouveria chrysantha Greene

Vancouveria chrysantha is a yellow-flowered rhizomatous perennial herb native to the Klamath Mountains of the western US.

Epimedium pinnatum DC.

Epimedium pinnatum DC.

Epimedium pinnatum DC.

Epimedium pinnatum is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the barberry family native to northern Iran, often grown in gardens.

Epimedium alpinum L.

Epimedium alpinum L.

Epimedium alpinum L.

Epimedium alpinum, or alpine barrenwort, is a dwarf perennial flowering plant native to Southern European mountains, suitable for rock gardens.

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