Verna's barberry
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Vernas barberry ( Berberis vernae ) is a plant from the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae).
description
Verna's barberry is a deciduous (deciduous), densely branched shrub that can reach a height of up to 1.5 meters. The twigs are angular, red or reddish brown in color and overhanging, the thorns are usually one-piece and up to 4 centimeters long. The variable, elongated, green leaves on both sides are up to 3 centimeters long and mostly with entire margins, the leaf veins are indistinct. The golden yellow flowers appear in May 15 to 30 in very dense, up to 4 centimeters long clusters. The spherical berries are bright red and unripened.
distribution
Verna's barberry comes from northwest China .
use
This species and its varieties are used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks.
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 .