Kingdom Plantae Family Berberidaceae Rank Species | Order Ranunculales Genus Berberis | |
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Similar Berberis haematocarpa, Berberis sikkimensis, Berberis fendleri, Berberis chinensis, Berberis dictyota | ||
Berberis swaseyi (Texas barberry) is a rare species of barberry endemic to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. It grows in limestone ridges and canyons. The species is evergreen, with thick, rigid, 5-9-foliolate leaves. Berries are dry or juicy, white to red, about 9-16 mm in diam.
The compound leaves place this species in the group sometimes segregated as the genus Mahonia.
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