Berberis vulgaris

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[edit] Common or European Barberry

• ANPC Rank –
• Moss, Flora of Alberta – No
• Global Invasive Species Database –
• NatureServe Rank –
• Haber, Upland –
• Haber, Wetland –
• CWF, Status & Invasive Range –
• Alberta Revegetation Guidelines –
• The Nature Conservancy –
• CBCN –
• AB Weed – Prohibited Noxious

[edit] Remarks

Occurs in BC, ID, MT, and SK, and prohibited in many US Jurisdictions.

[1] "Berberis vulgaris L., common barberry, épine-vinette commune Tall shrub, usually 4 to 8 feet (12 to 24 dm.) high; clusters of yellow flowers and, later, bright red berries; sporadic in uncultivated habitats; largely eradicated from main grain-growing areas. Alternate host for a serious fungus disease, stem rust of wheat, oats, barley, and some other grasses. Introduced from Europe, probably as an ornamental; importation and sale now prohibited." - Canadian Weed Science Society

[2] Link to USDA Plants Database, Berberis vulgaris L.

Berberis vulgaris L., Mill Creek Ravine, Edmonton AB, Sept 6, 2006, T. Blake photo

[edit] References

[edit] Map references

sample: Map data for T. ramosissima