Berberis floribunda
Nepal Barberry, Many-flowered Barberry at Watson, ACT
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| Berberis floribunda | abread111 | 22 May 2023 | |
| Berberis floribunda | abread111 | 21 May 2023 | |
| Berberis vulgaris | Tapirlord | 10 May 2023 | |
| Berberis vulgaris | abread111 | 8 May 2023 |
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Significant sighting
abread111 noted:
22 May 2023
This is the first sighting of the species in Canberra Nature Map. It is a significant environmental weed in the Blue Mountains where it form dense thickets. https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/berberis_floribunda.htm For a description see https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Berberis~floribunda
User's notes
Multistem deciduous shrub with spines on stems, matches description of B. vulgaris, fruiting, removed by cutting and dabbing with glyphosate. One large shrub at this location and a smaller one nearby on the creekline.
4 comments
10 May 2023
I added a scan of the specimen, thanks Barb; will pass it on to Isobel. My observations: leaves irregularly toothed, some leaves without teeth; spines up to 3 in a group, some 15mm long.
21 May 2023
Identified by Peter Jobson of the NSW Herbarium as Berberis floribunda.
Not deciduous, despite the colouring of the leaves.
Persistent style 1 to 2 mm long on the end of the fruit is one characteristic which distinguishes it from B. vulgaris.
Not deciduous, despite the colouring of the leaves.
Persistent style 1 to 2 mm long on the end of the fruit is one characteristic which distinguishes it from B. vulgaris.
21 May 2023
Hi Barb it is certainly not B aquifolium which has compound leaves. I mentioned B aquifolium only in our correspondence because it has sometimes red / yellow / orange leaves which are not necessarily an indicator for a deciduous plant
I tend to agree with Isobel Crawford and Peter Jobson of the NSW herbarium who id-ed the specimen that you collected as B. floribunda.
I tend to agree with Isobel Crawford and Peter Jobson of the NSW herbarium who id-ed the specimen that you collected as B. floribunda.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.171951-35.228922
- Altitude 665.0m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 May 2023 10:07 AM Recorded on
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- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Collections
- Significant abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Berberis floribunda Other Shrubs Plants
Species information
- Berberis floribunda Scientific name
- Nepal Barberry, Many-flowered Barberry Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- 665m to 811m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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