Berberis verruculosa

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Berberis verruculosa
Upper side of shoot above, lower side below, with flower buds
Upper side of shoot above,
lower side below, with flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species: B. verruculosa
Binomial name
Berberis verruculosa
Hemsl. & Wils.

Berberis verruculosa, common name the Warty Barberry, is an evergreen shrub, ranging in size from 1-2 m, native to western China. The 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 fruit 6-10 mm long. It gets its common name from its "warty" stems, that have rounded, more or less identical, raised spots. It thrives in shade or partial shade.

[edit] Cultivation and uses

It is popular as an ornamental plant, and grows well in any garden soil.

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