Berberis aggregata, the clustered barberry,[2] is a shrub native to western China (Gansu, Hubei, Qinghai, Shanxi, Sichuan). It grows at elevations of 1000–3500 m.[3]
| Clustered barberry | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. aggregata
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| Binomial name | |
| Berberis aggregata | |
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Berberis aggregata var. integrifolia Ahrendt | |
Berberis aggregata is a shrub up to 3 m tall with spines along the younger branches. Leaves are ovate, up to 25 mm long, dark green on the upper surface, much lighter underneath. Flowers are borne tightly clustered in a panicle of as many as 25 flowers. Berries are red, spherical, about 7 mm in diameter.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b Flora of China v 19 p 767
- ^ Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1908. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 8(3): 203.