A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
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Berberis thunbergii<br />
Japanese barberry BETH<br />
Form: Deciduous shrub 1½-6½ ft (0.5-2 m) tall. Branches<br />
are deeply grooved, brown <strong>to</strong> purple, often with unbranched<br />
side (spur) shoots. Sp<strong>in</strong>es present on branches. Inner bark<br />
and wood yellow.<br />
Leaves: Entire (<strong>to</strong>o<strong>the</strong>d <strong>in</strong> most o<strong>the</strong>r species), mostly<br />
obovate (taper<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> petiole); axillary clusters of leaves often<br />
present; rang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> color from green <strong>to</strong> bluish green or green<br />
<strong>to</strong> dark reddish purple.<br />
Flowers/fruits: Blooms mid-April-May. Small axillary<br />
clusters or solitary, pale yellow flowers. Fruits berries, bright<br />
red and about ⅓ <strong>in</strong>. (1 cm) long; often persist through w<strong>in</strong>ter.<br />
Habitat: Closed canopy forests, open woodlands, wetlands,<br />
pastures, meadows, and wastelands.<br />
Notes
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