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Berberis vulgaris

European Barberry

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138856

Element CodePDBER02050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyBerberidaceae

GenusBerberis

Other Common Names

Common Barberry (EN) common barberry (EN) Épine-vinette commune (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Twin Mountain	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	58,533

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Logan West	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	5,285
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.