Berberis verruculosa

Warty barberry
疣枝小檗 you zhi xiao bo
Upper side of shoot above,
lower side below, with flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species: B. verruculosa
Binomial name
Berberis verruculosa
Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson

Berberis verruculosa, (Warty barberry or Warted barberry), is an evergreen shrub, ranging in size from 1–2 m, native to western China (Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan). It gets its common name from its "warty" stems, that have rounded, more or less identical, raised spots.[1]

Berberis verruculosa is a shrub up to 100 cm tall, with yellow spines along the twigs. Leaves are 1.5–2 cm long, hard, leathery, glossy dark green above, vivid white below with stomatal wax; in cold winter weather, the leaves may turn purplish-green above on exposed shoots. The flowers are small, yellow, and mature into dark purple berries 6–10 mm long.[1][2]

Cultivation

Berberis verruculosa is cultivated in temperate regions as an ornamental plant, and grows well in any garden soil. It thrives in shade or partial shade.[3][4][5] The plant was awardedthe Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China v 19 p 729
  2. ↑ William Botting Hemsley & Ernest Henry Wilson. 1906. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1906(5): 151.
  3. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. ↑ http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Berberis+verruculosa
  5. ↑ http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/shrubs/berberis_verruculosa.html
  6. ↑ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=237


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