Berberis darwinii

Primary tabs

Berberis darwinii Hook. (S-Am.) – A very rare escape from cultivation. Several young, birdsown plants were found on an old wall of the Groot Seminarie in Brugge since 2009. Similar records are available from the British Isles where Berberis darwinii appears to be a fairly frequent and established escape (Clement & Foster 1994).  

Herbarium specimen

 

Berberis darwinii leavesBerberis darwinii leaves, on an old wall in Brugge by Filip VerlooveBerberis darwinii plant, on an old wall in Brugge by Filip Verloove

Literature

Clement E.J. & Foster M.C. (1994) Alien plants of the British Isles. BSBI, London: XVIII + 590 p.

Landrum L.R. (1999) Revision of Berberis (Berberidaceae) in Chile and adjacent southern Argentina. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 86(4): 793-834.

Taxonomic name: 
Berberis darwinii (Species List)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith