Miner's barberry
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Miner barberry ( Berberis bergmanniae ) is a plant from the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae). It is located in the central Chinese province of Sichuan .
description
Bergmann's barberry is an evergreen, densely bushy shrub that can reach a height of up to 2 meters. The branches are angular, gray-yellow in color and bare, the thorns in three parts and up to 4.5 centimeters long. The leaves, which are slightly shiny on the top, shiny and lighter colored underneath, are elliptical, prickly and up to 7 centimeters long. The leaf veins are indistinct, the leaves have 3 to 8 strong teeth on each side .
The yellow flowers appear in dense clusters of 8 to 15 in May. The egg-shaped berries are deep blue and frosted. The plant is poisonous.
use
This species and its varieties are used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks.
Systematics
Besides the nominate Berberis bergmanniae var. Bergmanniae there are a variety:
- Berberis bergmanniae var. Acanthophylla C.K. Schneid. : It is also native to Sichuan .
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 .
