Berberidaceae

Colorado barberry

Berberis fendleri A.Gray

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis

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Colorado barberry (Berberis fendleri) — FlowerPhoto: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 芬德勒小檗
English: Colorado barberry
Persian: زرشک کلرادو

Synonyms

Mahonia fendleri (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 78 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carla Hall, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Indio Brown, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.