Berberis wilcoxii Kearney

Wilcox's barberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs , evergreen, 0.3-2 m. Stems ± monomorphic, seldom with short axillary shoots. Bark of 2d-year stems purple or brown, glabrous. Bud scales 2-6 mm, deciduous. Spines absent. Leaves 5-9-foliolate; petioles 1-5 cm. Leaflet blades thick and rigid; surfaces abaxially dull, papillose, adaxially glossy, green; terminal leaflet stalked, blade 2.6-6.6 × 1.7-4.4 cm, 1-2.5 times as long as wide; lateral leaflet blades oblong to ovate or elliptic, 1-3-veined from base, base obtuse to rounded or truncate, margins plane to crispate, toothed, each with 3-5 teeth 1-5 mm tipped with spines to 1.2-3.8 × 0.2-0.6 mm, apex acute to rounded. Inflorescences racemose, dense, 30-50-flowered, 2-7 cm; bracteoles membranous, apex rounded or obtuse. Flowers: anther filaments with distal pair of recurved lateral teeth. Berries blue, glaucous, oblong-ovoid, 6-11 mm, juicy, solid.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 2.0
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses material medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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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
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Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Berberis wilcoxii world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31581-2
WFO ID wfo-0000564080
COL ID LKC3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mahonia wilcoxii Berberis wilcoxii Odostemon wilcoxii