Amur barberry
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Amur barberry ( Berberis amurensis ) |
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The Amur barberry ( Berberis amurensis ) is a plant from the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae). It originates from East Asia and occurs in the People's Republic of China on the Amur and in Manchuria , in Korea and in Japan .
description
The Amur barberry is a deciduous (deciduous) shrub that can reach a height of up to 3.5 meters. The branches are furrowed and gray, the thorns one to three parts, up to 2 centimeters long and very pointed. The leaves are light green on the top and bluish on the underside, yellow-red in autumn in autumn, are elongated, reticulate on both sides, wedge-shaped at the base, blunt or pointed at the tip, densely serrated like an awn and up to 8 centimeters long.
The small, light yellow flowers appear in 10 to 20 pendulous racemose inflorescences in May . The elongated berries are bright red and rarely frosted.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28 or 42.
use
This species is used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks.
- Berberis amurensis var. Japonica (Regel) Rehder is a natural variety from Japan.
- Berberis vulgaris var. Amurensis (Rupr.) Regel is a synonym for the Amur barberry.
literature
- Andreas Roloff , Andreas Bärtels: Flora of the woods . 2nd Edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2006, ISBN 3-8001-4832-3 .
- Robert Zander : Zander. Concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold . 17th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3573-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berberis amurensis at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Web links
- Image of the Amur barberry from the Botanical Garden in Osnabrück ( Memento from June 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )