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Berberis

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Berberis (), commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia). Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia, but native species also appear in Europe, Africa and North America.

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Berberis, commonly known as barberry, is a genus of plants in the family Berberidaceae. It belongs to the order Ranunculales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae. The genus is accepted in taxonomic records and includes species that are either evergreen or deciduous shrubs, typically ranging from 1 to 5 meters in height and possessing thorns. The type species for this genus is Berberis vulgaris.

Species of Berberis are distributed across temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The genus has been introduced to various locations, including Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, the Falkland Islands, Finland, the Free State, Great Britain, Iowa, Ireland, and Kansas. While some taxonomists place related plants from the genus Mahonia within Berberis, the two are generally considered distinct but closely related.

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Species

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Berberis

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRanunculales
  5. FamilyBerberidaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Assam
Observations recorded322,701

小檗属（學名：Berberis）植物大约有450-500种，为常绿或落叶灌木，一般为1-5米高，有刺，分布在欧洲、亚洲、非洲和美洲的温带和亚热带地区，和十大功劳属（Mahonia）的亲缘关系较近，有的分类学家将十大功劳属的植物列在小檗属中。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,311
With media
1,641
Family
Berberidaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, SDNHM, UCMP, CICY, INECOL, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Mexico
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Research

1,255 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Ecology
  • Cultivation
  • Uses
  • Culinary
  • Traditional medicine and adverse effects
  • Other uses
  • In culture
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Berberis (), commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia). Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia, but native species also appear in Europe, Africa and North America.

The best-known Berberis species is the type species, B. vulgaris (European barberry), which is common in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia; it has also been widely introduced in North America. Additionally, B. aquifolium is the state flower of Oregon.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berberis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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