Berberis wilcoxii is a shrub native to Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora. It is up to 2 m tall, with pinnately compound leaves of 5-7 leaflets, densely clustered racemes and ovoid berries up to 10 mm long. It is generally found in rocky canyons in mountainous areas at an elevation of 1700–2500 m.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wilcox's barberry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Berberis dictyota
- Berberis piperiana
- Berberis alpina
- Berberis swaseyi
- Berberis moranensis
- Berberis pumila
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Berberis
- Species
- Berberis wilcoxii
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