Berberis glaucocarpa, sometimes called common barberry or simply barberry, is a species of flowering plant, a barberry, native to the western Himalaya in central Asia, to west central Nepal. It is considered invasive in New Zealand, where it is found in the North and South Island. It has also been introduced to Great Britain. The species is listed as banned in South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Great 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Berberis
- Species
- Berberis glaucocarpa
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