Berberis canadensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Berberidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Berberidaceae
Genus	Berberis
Species:	Berberis canadensis Mill.
Common Name	American Barberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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
Status	Native; TN[S2] KY[S1] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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

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