Berberis ruscifolia Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A woody shrub. It grows 2 m high. It has many branches. The leaves are long and rounded towards the end. There are 1-3 spines at the tip. The flowers are on groups with short stalks. The fruit are blue-black berries. They are acid and bitter.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between sea level and 1,000 m above sea level.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses dye 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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Berberis ruscifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis ruscifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107055-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563791
COL ID LK6H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis ruscifolia Berberis ruscifolia var. coriacea Berberis ruscifolia var. subintegrifolia