Berberis canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBerberidaceae
Family (Traditional)Berberidaceae
GenusBerberis
Species:Berberis canadensis Mill.
Common NameAmerican Barberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; TN[S2] KY[S1] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Bedford (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Sullivan (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, ETSU, MDKY, MTSU, UOS, BOON, UCHT, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2000 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00007830 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101245 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101248 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101256 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101267 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101261 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101239 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101250 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101265 Union Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101257 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101263 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101246 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0210501 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101242 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101253 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101259 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101241 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101266 Union Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101258 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101251 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101268 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101249 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101243 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101270 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101255 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101264 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101244 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101247 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101269 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101240 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
APSC0022391 Union Tennessee
APSC
Berberis canadensis
MTSU004003 Bedford Tennessee 25 Mar 2000 Joey Simmons
MTSU
Berberis canadensis
UCHT039124 Claiborne Tennessee
UCHT
Berberis canadensis
APSC0022389 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Berberis canadensis
UOS01524 Van Buren Tennessee 02 May 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Berberis canadensis
ETSU027323 Carter Tennessee 02 Oct 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18415
ETSU
Berberis canadensis
ETSU027084 Washington Tennessee 27 Jun 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18153
ETSU
Berberis canadensis
APSC0022390 Loudon Tennessee
APSC
Berberis canadensis
UCHT034436 Morgan Tennessee
UCHT
Berberis canadensis
APSC0115222 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Berberis canadensis
HTTU005084 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Berberis canadensis
HTTU029939 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101252 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101262 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101254 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
TENN-V-0101260 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Berberis canadensis
UCHT012548 Morgan Tennessee
UCHT
Berberis canadensis
UCHT012549 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Berberis canadensis
011624 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Berberis canadensis
APSC0051217 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Berberis canadensis
UCHT039123 Claiborne Tennessee
UCHT
Berberis canadensis
UOS01522 Franklin Tennessee 15 May 2013 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Berberis canadensis
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Berberis canadensis - Theo Witsell
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