Berberis thunbergii DC. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Berberis

Family:

Berberidaceae

Subfamily:

Berberidoideae

Tribe:

Berberideae

Subtribe:

Berberidinae

Nomen number:

6974

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. 2:9. 1821

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39511881

Verified:

12/09/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Berberis thunbergii DC. var. atropurpurea Chenault (0 active accession[s])
Berberis thunbergii DC. var. maximowiczii (Regel) Regel (0 active accession[s])
Berberis thunbergii DC. var. minor Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Berberis thunbergii DC. var. thunbergii (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Ahrendt, L. W. A. 1961. Berberis and Mahonia a taxonomic revision. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 57:166-167.
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 104.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Hu, C. M. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Hubei Inst. Bot., ed. 1976-1979. Flora hupehensis Note: v. 1:1976, v. 2:1979
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

English
Japanese barberry –
Japanese berberis –
Thunberg's barberry –
Chinese
ri ben xiao bo (日本小檗) –
English (Canada)
Japanese barberry –
French (Canada)
épine-vinette du Japon –
Swedish
häckberberis –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
2	Cultivated				also cult.
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe	c.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States

Native
Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe

REGION: Europe (c.)

Northern America

REGION: Canada, United States

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	ornamental	although illegal in Canada	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Harmful organism host	crop diseases	some strains susceptible to black stem-rust of wheat	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Medicines	folklore		Hu, C. M. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)

Taxon: Berberis thunbergii DC.