Sargent's barberry
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Sargent's barberry ( Berberis sargentiana ) is one of China originating plant from the kind of barberry ( Berberis ) in the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae).
description
Sargent's barberry is an evergreen shrub that reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The annual twigs are strikingly reddish to vermilion in color. The leathery leaves are oblong, elliptical, up to 13 cm long, veined in a reticulate manner and toothed with spikes. The underside of the leaf is yellowish green. The leaf spines are three-part, up to 4 cm long and sharp-pointed. The flowers are light yellow and two to six are in corymbs. The berries are blue-black and frosted.
distribution
Sargent's barberry is native to western China . It was introduced by Ernest Henry Wilson in 1907.
use
Like many other barberries, this species is used as an ornamental shrub. Sargent's barberry is hardy .
With the common Oregon grape ( Mahonia aquifolium ) Sargent's barberry forms the genus hybrid x Mahoberberis aquisargentii H. Jensen .
swell
- Jost Fitschen : Woody flora , arr. By Franz H. Meyer, 11. Erw. and corrected edition, Quelle and Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2002, ISBN 3-494-01268-7
- John Kelly & John Hillier (eds.): The Hillier Trees & Bushes , 1st edition, Thalacker-Medien, Braunschweig 1997, ISBN 3-87815-086-5
- Robert Zander : Zander. Concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold . 16th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-5080-8 .
