Berberis trigona Kunze ex Poepp. & Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2.5 m high. The flowers are yellow and have 7-14 petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.35 - 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 grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level. It grows in humid areas with almost constant rain. It can grow in shade. It suits hardiness zone 8. It can tolerate some frost and snow.
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An understorey shrub of Nothofagus forests. Shady, moist woodland at elevations around 1,000 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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°) -15
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Berberis trigona unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107154-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563963
COL ID 68KCX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis trigona Berberis grisebachii Berberis linearifolia Berberis linearifolia var. longifolia Berberis trigona var. longifolia