Berberis integerrima Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A shrub. It has many branches. It grows 4 m high and has brownish-purple angled shoots. These have thick, straight thorns in groups of 3. The leaves are leathery and broadly oval. There are 12-25 flowers in a group 6-10 cm long. The flowers are 8-9 mm across. The fruit are purplish-red berries. They have a bluish covering. They are 7-8 mm across. There are 2-3 dark seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on mounds and stony slopes of mountains.
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Stony mountain slopes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses dye eating food medicinal
Edible barks 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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Berberis integerrima unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis integerrima world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Conservation status

Berberis integerrima threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106778-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563334
COL ID LJTV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Berberis densiflora Berberis integerrima Berberis baluchistanica Berberis densiflora var. bungeana Berberis densiflora var. macracantha Berberis densiflora var. macrobotrys Berberis densiflora var. serratifolia Berberis turcomanica subsp. eriwanensis