Berberis candidula

Berberis candidula
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. candidula
Binomial name
Berberis candidula Schneid.
Synonyms [2] [3]
Berberis hookeriLemaire var. candidulaC. K. Schneider

Berberis candidula is a species of plant in the family Berberidaceae. It is endemic to China, native to the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan. ^[2] It is commonly known as paleleaf barberry. ^[4]

Berberis candidula is an evergreen shrub up to 1m tall, with spines along the younger shoots. Leaves are simple, shiny, up to 20 mm long. Flowers are solitary, yellowish-red. Berries are ellipsoid, up to 10 mm long. ^{[2] [5]} It grows in thickets and montane roadsides. ^[2]

References

1. China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Berberis candidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T46556A11067057. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46556A11067057.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Berberis candidula in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
3. The Plant List
4. "Berberis candidula (Paleleaf Barberry) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
5. Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1904. Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde 1: 303, Berberis hookeri var. candidula ^{[ permanent dead link ]}