Biology:Berberis agricola

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Short description: Species of shrub


Dalai Lama's barberry
暗红小檗 an hong xiao bo
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. agricola
Binomial name
Berberis agricola
Ahrendt

Berberis agricola is a plant species endemic to Xizang (Tibet). It grows on mountain slopes at elevations of 3200–3600 m.[1]

Berberis agricola is a deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall, with spines up to 15 mm long along the younger twigs. Leaves are obovate, up to 25 mm long, dark green above, lighter green below. Flowers are borne in a raceme of up to 30 flowers.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of China v 19 p 758
  2. Ahrendt, Leslie Walter Allen. 1961. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 57: 192.

Wikidata ☰ Q11090377 entry