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Japanese barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Japanese barberry is a small, colorful shrub with bright yellow flowers and red berries. It has sharp thorns that help protect it from animals. This plant is often used in gardens for its pretty colors!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Japanese barberry is a dense, spiny shrub with arching branches and small, spoon-shaped leaves that turn brilliant red, orange, or purple in fall. It produces tiny yellow-orange flowers and bright red, oval berries that often persist through winter, standing out against its sharp thorns.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaRanunculalesBerberidaceaeBerberis
Japanese barberry
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Japanese barberry

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

In some places, Japanese barberry is an invasive species, outcompeting native plants!

Its wood is very hard and was once used to make tool handles!

Some varieties of Japanese barberry don't even have thorns!

The name "barberry" comes from an Arabic word for "shell," referring to its shiny leaves!

特殊能力

能力

Winter Feast

Its bright red berries stay on the branches all winter, providing crucial food for birds when other sources are scarce.

能力

Tough Roots

Japanese barberry can grow in many different soil types, even poor ones, helping it survive in tough spots.

能力

Spreading Seeds

Birds eat its persistent berries and spread the seeds far and wide, helping new barberry plants grow.

サイズと詳細

高さ
60-200 cm
広がり
60-200 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1 cm
開花時期
食用
はい
毒性
軽度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Feeds on its red berries, especially in winter.

depends on

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Relies on its flowers for nectar and pollen.

shelters

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

Often uses its dense, thorny branches for protection.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Be careful of the sharp thorns when touching this plant.

よくある質問

Japanese barberryの高さは何ですか?

60-200 cm

Japanese barberryの広がりは何ですか?

60-200 cm

Japanese barberryの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1 cm

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はい

Japanese barberryの毒性は何ですか?

軽度

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多年生

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昆虫

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