Berberidaceae

Berberis aetnensis C.Presl

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis

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Berberis aetnensis (Berberis aetnensis) — FlowerPhoto: Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Corsican: Spinitriculu, Astragalus gennargenteus, Spinitricula
Croatian: Hrvatska žutika, Planinska žutika
Dutch: Hrvatska žutika
Macedonian: Хрватска жолтика
Persian: زرشک اتنا

Synonyms

Berberis aetnensis var. calabrica C.K.Schneid.
Berberis boissieri C.K.Schneid.
Berberis sicula Jan Elench. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Berberis vulgaris subsp. aetnensis (C.Presl) Rouy & Foucaud
Berberis vulgaris var. aetnensis (C.Presl) Hook.f. & Thomson

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jan Vršovský, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: EN57, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cardioceras, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.