Berberis liophylla
C. K. Schneid.
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Description
A shrub. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. It grows 1-2 m tall. It has spines. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are brownish yellow underneath. There are spiny teeth along the edge. The flowers are in groups of 2-10. The fruit are oval berries 7-8 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten as a vegetable, and the fruit is also edible.
Traditional Uses
The flower is eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in thickets between 2,100-2,800 m above sea level. It grows in wetlands. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (2)
- Zhang, L. et al, 2013, An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Edible Plants Used by Naxi People in Northwestern Yunnan, China. - A Case Study in Wenhai Village. Plant Diversity and Resources. p 484
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
