Berberis vulgaris L., 1753 31% complete

European barberry

Sp. Pl.: 330 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Source not recorded9 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 330 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name European barberry No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to W. & N. Iran No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 183 cm
  • 183 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 183 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
  • Superseded 183 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color red
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape berry
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 250 cm
  • 250 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 250 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
  • Superseded 250 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 116, 164, 174, 178, 403, 500, 523, 818, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 403, 460, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 403, 460, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 403, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 186 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record