OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Berberis thunbergii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Berberis thunbergii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-01-002:

Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Berberis thunbergii

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Barberry


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image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm150927_205

September    Henderson County    NC

Bearwallow Mountain

Fruit a pendant red berry, borne singly or 2-3 per cluster, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm150927_207

September    Henderson County    NC

Bearwallow Mountain

Single spines emerge from the point where leaf and branch join, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm150927_208

September    Henderson County    NC

Bearwallow Mountain

Small, smooth-edged leaves cluster close along branches, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm190905_1346

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Alternate lvs borne in fascicles on spur shoots, usually subtended by a thorn, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm190905_1348

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

JK Marlow    jkm190905_1350

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Paul Thompson    pstberberis_thunbergii

September?        

The leaves are reddish-purple; the wood is yellow. — Clemson Extension

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_1237091b

Month Unknown        

Inflorescences umbellate, 1-5 flowered, 1-1.5cm, per Flora of North America.

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5456789

Month Unknown        

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5456790

Month Unknown        

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5456883

Month Unknown        

Most commonly encountered barberry in much of our area (immune to wheat rust), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5456980

Month Unknown        

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5457021

Month Unknown        

Spines mostly unbranched, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5457074

Month Unknown        

image of Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

Wendy Klooster, Ohio State University OARDC, Bugwood.org    bug_5486195

Month Unknown        

Cultivation of B. thunbergii is illegal in Canada, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Berberis thunbergii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Berberis thunbergii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-01-002:
Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Berberis thunbergii

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Rich forests, old fields, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan

Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed w mostly unbranched nodal spine(s)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 sepals
6 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Red
Berry

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!



 


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