Berberis amurensis

Berberis amurensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. amurensis
Binomial name
Berberis amurensis Rupr.
Synonyms[1]
Berberis amurensis f. bretschneideri (Rehder) Ohwi Berberis amurensis var. brevifolia Nakai Berberis amurensis f. brevifolia (Nakai) Ohwi Berberis amurensis var. japonica (Regel) Rehder Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Nakai Berberis amurensis f. latifolia (Nakai) W.Lee Berberis amurensis var. licentii Ahrendt Berberis bretschneideri Rehder Berberis japonica (Regel) C.K.Schneid. Berberis regeliana Koehne ex C.K.Schneid. Berberis vulgaris var. amurensis (Rupr.) Regel Berberis vulgaris var. japonica Regel

Berberis amurensis, commonly known as Amur barberry,^[2] is a shrub native to Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East, and parts of China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi). It is named for the Amur River, which forms part of the boundary between Russia and China. It is found at elevations of 1100–2900 m.^[3]

Berberis amurensis is a shrub up to 350 cm tall with spines up to 20 mm long on the smaller branches. Leaves are elliptical, paper-thin, up to 10 cm long. Flowers are borne in groups of up to 25. Berries are red, oblong, about 10 mm long.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}