Kingdom Plantae Family Berberidaceae Rank Species | Order Ranunculales Genus Berberis | |
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Similar Berberis chinensis, Arctostaphylos silvicola, Arctostaphylos pumila, Arctostaphylos canescens, Berberis canadensis | ||
Berberis fendleri is a shrub native to canyons and mountain slopes in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Its common name is Colorado barberry.
Berberis fendleri is up to 2 m (7 feet) tall, and has simple deciduous leaves up to 4.6 cm (1.8 inches) long. Flowers are borne in racemes of up to 15 flowers, each producing a red, juicy, oblong fruit up to 8 mm long.
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