Berberis microphylla G.Forst.

Magellan barberry (en), Berbéris à feuilles de buis (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The branches arch over. These are spines with 3 points. The leaves are small. They are simple and shiny. The flowers are yellow with 7-14 petals. The fruit are green but black when ripe. It is about 1 cm across. It has 6 angular seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.0
Mature height (meter) 2.45 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grows from sea level to over 2,000 m above sea level. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 400-800 mm mostly in winter. It grows in full sun. It suits hardiness zone 8. It can tolerate some frost and snow.
More
Coastal scrub, forest margins, clearings and moister areas in grass. A shrub ol disturbed habitats, doing especially well in pastures and along roads; at elevations from sea level in the south of its range to 2,500 metres in the north.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh and used for jams. They are also used for juice.
Uses dye environmental use medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The fruit are squashed in water and the seeds extracted.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Berberis microphylla leaf picture by Pablo Driussi (cc-by-sa)
Berberis microphylla leaf picture by García Alejandro (cc-by-sa)
Berberis microphylla leaf picture by Celis Diego (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Berberis microphylla flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Berberis microphylla flower picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)
Berberis microphylla flower picture by Celis Diego (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Berberis microphylla fruit picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31472-2
WFO ID wfo-0000563531
COL ID LJJH
BDTFX ID 9441
INPN ID 85765
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Berberis antucoana Berberis buxifolia Berberis minor Berberis parodii Berberis barilochensis Berberis cristata Berberis morenonis Berberis spinosissima Berberis tricuspidata Berberis cuneata Berberis dulcis Berberis heterophylla Berberis inermis Berberis magellanica Berberis marginata Berberis pygmaea Berberis rotundifolia Berberis spinosa Berberis buxifolia var. antarctica Berberis buxifolia var. antucoana Berberis buxifolia var. gracilior Berberis buxifolia var. inermis Berberis buxifolia var. macracantha Berberis buxifolia var. microphylla Berberis buxifolia var. nana Berberis buxifolia var. nuda Berberis buxifolia var. papillosa Berberis buxifolia var. spinosissima Berberis microphylla var. gracilior Berberis microphylla