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Photographer: Dennis W. Woodland
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Family Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii DC.
Japanese barberry
Berberis: the Latinized form of the Arabic name for the fruit
thunbergii: for Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), Swedish botanist and student of Linneaus who sent back plants from Japan to Europe; professor at Uppsala, Sweden
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | perennial, spiny shrub to 8' with many branches |
| Flower: | yellow, petals notched; solitary or in clusters (umbel-like) of 5-10 flowers |
| Leaf: | mostly with smooth edges |
| (Glossary) |
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