Berberidaceae

Berberis empetrifolia Lam.

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis

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Berberis empetrifolia (Berberis empetrifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: بربريس امبيتريفوليا
Chinese: 乌鸦小檗
German: Krähenbeerblättrige Berberitze, Krähenbeer-Berberitze, Krähenbeeren-Berberitze
Persian: زرشک پرتیغ

Synonyms

Berberis cuneata K.Koch
Berberis empetrifolia var. magellanica C.K.Schneid.
Berberis empetrifolia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Berberis mutabilis Phil.
Berberis revoluta Sm. ex DC.
Berberis wawrana C.K.Schneid.

Flowers

In flower: October to December (from 124 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Constanza Vargas Villegas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matias Baranzelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: María Regina Silva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pablo, 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.