Berberis negeriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta |
Class: | Magnoliopsida |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Berberis |
Species: | B. negeriana |
Binomial name | |
Berberis negeriana Tischler |
Berberis negeriana is a species of barberry, native and endemic to an extremely small area in coastal range of Bio-Bio Region in Chile. Common name include Neger's Barberry and (Chilean Spanish) Michay de Neger.
It is an evergreen thorny shrub growing to 2 to 3 m (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) tall. Its flowers are yellow. It is considered as a threatened woody shrub and only two natural populations are known, nearby the city of Concepción, Chile.