Berberis dictyophylla | |
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1902 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Berberis |
Species: | B. dictyophylla
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Binomial name | |
Berberis dictyophylla | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Berberis dictyophylla, the netleaf barberry, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Berberis which is native to Western China ( Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan). [3]
Berberis dictyophylla grows to 150 cm in height. The young shoots are covered in a white bloom and bear branching spines. The obovate leaves turn red or yellow in Autumn. The plant bears solitary pale yellow flowers. Berries egg-shaped, reddish, often with a white bloom, up to 15 mm long. [3] [4] [5] [6] It grows in many habitats including forests, mountain slopes, thickets, and roadsides. [3]