Berberis sphaerocarpa

Kar. et Kir.

Spherical fruited barberry

Berberidaceae Edible: Fruit 450 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub. It grows 2 m high. The older branches are grey while younger branches are reddish-brown. The leaves are grey-green and 7.5 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are oval and entire with raised veins underneath. There are 5-9 yellow flowers in a group. The fruit are violet-black. They have a bluish covering. They are round or oval and 12 mm across. The seeds have a net like surface.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on mountain slopes.

Where It Grows

Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan,

References (3)

Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
Horticultural Reviews Volume 29. Wild apple and Fruit trees of Central Asia. p 306
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