WorldFloraDB - Berberis empetrifolia

Characteristics

It is an evergreen shrub. It is spreading and almost lies along the ground. It grows to 45 cm high and spreads 60 cm across. There are spines on the branches. The leaves are dark green above and grey underneath. They have spines at their tips. The flowers are deep yellow. They occur singly or in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit is black with a blue bloom.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.7

Mature height (meter)

0.3

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level. In Argentina it grows to 3,500 m above sea level. It is in humid areas with constant rain. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. It can tolerate frost and snow.

More

Rocky slopes in the high Andes in the north of its range, wind-blown pampa in Aisen, and sandy beaches along the Strait of Magellan; at elevations from sea level in the very south of its range, ascending to 3,000 metres in the north..

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.

Uses	dye eating food medicinal
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°)	10 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	stratification
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-