VMS -- Botany (f95r) Berberis

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is an interesting though somewhat complicated plant to try and
classify. I suspect that this is a variety of Berberis; however,
identifying which one will take a considerable amount of effort, since
there appear to be over a hundred varieties. The berries may be either
all  red, white, or blue in color. I imagine this is relatively easy to
verify from the original VMS folio. Notice the thick stem and roots and
the thorned leaves. This is consistent with descriptions that I have
seen for Berberis. Tthere is growth at the base of the shoot. No
flowers, rhizomes/tubers present. Some examples are offered but an exact
hit has not yet been made.

Photo:
http://lanaturaleza.hypermart.net/agracejo.htm
http://www.eggert-baumschulen.de/bevu.htm
http://www.gifte.de/berberis.htm

Berberis nervosa:
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/mi08/mi08089.jpg

Description:
http://www.greendealer-exotic-seeds.com/seeds/Barberry.html

Illustration:
http://www.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/thome/band2/tafel_072_small.jpg
http://www.odont.au.dk/LibHerb2/Pn0068nf.htm

Eradication:
http://www.crl.umn.edu/barberry/Barb_imp.html

Regards,
Dana

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