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Berberis vulgaris L.
common barberry

       
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Photo of Berberis vulgaris L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MA. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Berberis vulgaris L.

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Distribution:
Berberis vulgaris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Berberis vulgaris L.

View 11 genera in Berberidaceae, 14 species in Berberis
 

Classification:
Berberis vulgaris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Ranunculales
Family Berberidaceae – Barberry family
Genus Berberis L. – barberry
Species Berberis vulgaris L. – common barberry
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
common barberry              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
common barberry, European barberry              Prohibited
New Hampshire:
European barberry              Prohibited invasive Species
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

common barberry
epine-vinette
epine-vinette commune
vinetteier
Berberis
barberry

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Berberis vulgaris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU UPL FACU UPL NI NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Berberis vulgaris L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18837.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Berberis vulgaris L.

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

Medicinal library lithograph

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

 
 
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