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Berberis montana Gay

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m high. The flowers are yellow and have 7-14 petals. The fruit are a bluish-green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it can grow between 1,400-2,200 m above sea level. In Argentina it grows between 500-2,700 m above sea level. It grows in humid areas with regular rain. It can grow in full sun or some shade. It suits hardiness zone 7. It can tolerate frost and snow.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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

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Distribution

Berberis montana world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106911-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563550
COL ID LJYH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis chillanensis Berberis coletioides Berberis montana Berberis polypetala Berberis buxifolia var. montana Berberis chillanensis var. hirsutipes Berberis coletioides var. gracilis Berberis montana var. chillanensis Berberis montana var. coletioides Berberis montana var. gracilis
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