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Photographer: Dennis W. Woodland
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Family Berberidaceae
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common barberry, European barberry
Berberis: the Latinized form of the Arabic name for the fruit
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped; potentially invasive |
| Plant: | perennial, spiny shrub to 12' with many branches; twigs yellowish to grey |
| Flower: | yellow, petals un-notched in clusters (racemes) of 10-20 flowers |
| Fruit: | red, tart berry |
| Leaf: | finely toothed |
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