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Learn more about American Barberry from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-01-001:
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Barberry, Allegheny Barberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_beca2_001_lvd
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David Campbell mdc_berberis_canadensis
April McDowell County NC
Flower clusters drooping, with 3-12 yellow flowers, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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David Campbell mdc_berberis_canadensis_b
April McDowell County NC
Spines mostly trifurcate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_150851
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_151126
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves oval with rounded tip & tapering base, margins w bristle-tipped teeth, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_151202
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
6 sepals & 6 petals, the petals w notched tips (vs. rounded on B. vulgaris), per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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David Campbell mdc_4214
September Granville County NC
Fruit 3/8" long, round or oval, red, juicy, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3416
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation