PLANTS Profile for Berberis vulgaris (common barberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Berberis vulgaris L.
common barberry


Symbol:		BEVU
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Berberidaceae
Growth Habit:		Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Berberis vulgaris L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Berberis vulgaris L.

State Distributional Map for Berberis vulgaris L.

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	CO CT ID IL IN MA ME MI MN MO MT NH NJ NM NY PA RI	VT WA WI WV

Berberis vulgaris L. occures in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Berberis vulgaris L.

View 11 genera in Berberidaceae, 14 species in Berberis

Classification:
Berberis vulgaris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae –
Order	Ranunculales –
Family	Berberidaceae – Barberry family
Genus	Berberis L. – barberry
Species	Berberis vulgaris L. – common barberry

Noxious Weed Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.

Connecticut:
common barberry		Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
common barberry, European barberry		Prohibited
New Hampshire:
European barberry		Prohibited invasive Species

Invasive Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

common barberry
epine-vinette
epine-vinette commune
vinetteier
Berberis L.
barberry

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Berberis vulgaris L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Berberis vulgaris L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

UPL,FACU

FACU

UPL

FACU

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Berberis vulgaris L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18837.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Related Web Sites:
Berberis vulgaris L.

Medicinal library lithograph

Ontario Noxious Weeds

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)