Berberis vulgaris

Barberry Bush at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain

Berberis vulgaris at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 17 Mar 2024
Berberis vulgaris at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 17 Mar 2024
Berberis vulgaris at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 17 Mar 2024
Berberis vulgaris at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 17 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Berberis vulgaris 17 Mar 2024 Tapirlord
Berberis vulgaris 17 Mar 2024 Mike

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User's notes

Noticeable by the powdery coating on the fruit.

2 comments

Mike wrote:
   17 Mar 2024
Hi @natureguy, this is complementary to your https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4248079. From a distance the fruit looked the colour of unripe blueberries, but there were some red fruits. I had earlier searched online for barberries with grey-blue fruit, but is a surface bloom ?mildew.
Tapirlord wrote:
   17 Mar 2024
Ahh nice

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 17 Mar 2024 02:12 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Shrub(s) planted
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • False In flower

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