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For several centuries there has been disagreement among botanists about whether there are two distinct genera, Berberis and Mahonia, or just one, either Berberis or Mahonia. Click to read the nomenclatural story. |
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Berberis
fendleri (Fendler's Barberry) Montane.
Woodlands. Summer. These slender bushes grow in scattered colonies or thickets, especially in the shade of Ponderosa Pines. Typically there are three or four woody stems with alternate clusters of leaves and pendulous sprays of bright yellow flowers emanating from leaf axils. (See the flowers arched over at the 18 inch mark on the ruler.) "Berberis" is, according to Weber, from "Berberys", the Arabic name for the fruit. Augustus Fendler was a well known plant collector of the 19th century. (More biographical information about Fendler.) |
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Berberis
fendleri (Fendler's Barberry) Montane.
Woodlands. Summer. |
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Berberis
fendleri (Fendler's Barberry) Montane.
Woodlands. Summer. Three-to-five parted spines grow quite stout at the bottom of the woody stems. |
Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Berberis fendleri |