Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about American Barberry from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Along with B. vulgaris, B. canadensis has been subjected to organized eradication programs because of its serving as an alternate host for wheat rust (Puccinia graminis), per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Berberis canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Berberis canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-01-001:
Berberis canadensis FAMILY Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Berberis canadensis
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 (Chafin, 2007).
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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 (Chafin, 2007).
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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 (Chafin, 2007).
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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 (Chafin, 2007).
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Sam Pratt sbp_3416
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Berberis canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Berberis canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-01-001:
Berberis canadensis
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Berberis canadensis
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky woods, forest openings, glades, usually over mafic rocks (such as diabase) or calcareous rocks (such as limestone), sometimes along fence-rows in sw. VA (presumably spread by birds), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare (historically in SC Piedmont, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed w mostly branched nodal spine(s); leaf teeth tipped w weak bristles
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 sepals
6 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p107
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p058
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p065
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p074
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