Berberis verruculosa
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| Berberis verruculosa | ||||||||||||||
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 Upper side of shoot above,
lower side below, with flower buds |
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| 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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