Berberis fendleri

Berberis fendleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. fendleri
Binomial name
Berberis fendleri A. Gray

Berberis fendleri is a shrub native to canyons and mountain slopes in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Its common name is Colorado barberry. ^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. A. Gray, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, series 2. 4: 5. 1849.
2. Flora of North America, vol 3., 1997
3. Gray, Asa. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 5. 1849.