Berberis aggregata, the clustered barberry,[2] is a shrub native to western China (Gansu, Hubei, Qinghai, Shanxi, Sichuan). It grows at elevations of 1000–3500 m.[3]

Clustered barberry
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. aggregata
Binomial name
Berberis aggregata
Synonyms[1]

Berberis aggregata var. integrifolia Ahrendt

Berberis aggregata is a shrub up to 3 m tall with spines along the younger branches. Leaves are ovate, up to 25 mm long, dark green on the upper surface, much lighter underneath. Flowers are borne tightly clustered in a panicle of as many as 25 flowers. Berries are red, spherical, about 7 mm in diameter.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ a b Flora of China v 19 p 767
  4. ^ Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1908. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 8(3): 203.