Canadian barberry
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Canadian barberry ( Berberis canadensis ) |
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The Canadian barberry ( Berberis canadensis , Syn. : Berberis angulizans ) is a plant from the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae).
Occurrence
It is native to the northeast and southeast of the United States . Natural occurrences can be found in forests or clearings, on mountain slopes and near rivers; at altitudes between 100 and 700 m above sea level.
description
The Canadian barberry is a deciduous (deciduous) shrub that can reach a height of up to 1.5 meters. The shrub has many shoots, the thin branches bent over, reddish-brown in color, bare and slightly angular. The thorns are in three parts and over 1 centimeter long. The leaves are lively green on the top and greyish-white on the underside and are oblong-egg-shaped, blunt, with entire margins to distantly toothed and up to 5 centimeters long, the leaf veins are indistinct. In autumn they are colored scarlet.
In May to June , the small, bright yellow flowers appear in up to 4.5 centimeters long racemose inflorescences of six to fifteen . The elongated berries are deep red.
use
This species and its varieties are used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks.
The Cherokee Indians used the bark of Berberis canadensis to treat diarrheal diseases.
literature
- Andreas Roloff , Andreas Bärtels: Flora of the woods. Purpose, properties and use . 2nd, completely revised 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 .