Berberis fendleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. fendleri
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Berberis fendleri, commonly known as Colorado barberry, is a shrub native to canyons and mountain slopes in the western United States (Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah).[2]
Description
[edit]Berberis fendleri is up to 2 m (7 feet) tall, and has simple deciduous leaves up to 4.6 cm (1.8 inches) long. Flowers are borne in racemes of up to 15 flowers, each producing a red, juicy, oblong fruit up to 8 mm long.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Berberis fendleri NatureServe
- ^ A. Gray, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, series 2. 4: 5. 1849.
- ^ Flora of North America, vol 3., 1997
- ^ Gray, Asa. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 5. 1849.