Berberis Darwinii Spines
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Attracts wildlife to feed or nest all round tough plant suitable for problem areas ideal for fast growing screening evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening suitable for container growing.
Berberis darwinii spines. 96 3 30 mm 0 12 1 18 in long. Has spines 3 7mm and leaves of vegetative shoots sometimes have additional spiny teeth below webb et al 1988. Berberis darwinni is a broadleaf evergreen shrub more commonly known as darwin barberry. Berberis darwinii is regarded as an invasive plant pest in new zealand that escaped from gardens into indigenous plant communities via its bird dispersed seeds.
The most popular species used as an informal hedge is berberis thunbergii and is sometimes confused with berberis canadensis american barberry or berberis vulgaris european barberry. Darwin s barberry berberis darwinii has densely hairy i e. Berberis darwinii other common names darwin s barberry family berberidaceae genus berberis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with spiny shoots bearing simple often spine toothed leaves and. Tomentose stems and thick and rigid leaves that remain on the plant year round i e.
Darwinii is a dense medium sized evergreen shrub with dark glossy green broadly oblong. It grows with a upward and outward fountain like habit and spreads vegetatively underground to form large thorny thickets. It is a distinct berberis too open and spreading in habit to be called distinguished but attractive enough in its smooth dark red shoots up to 2 m and its bold dark polished green spine toothed evergreen leaves up to 22 cm long and 5 cm wide the largest leaves of any berberis. California county polygons can be turned off and on in the layer control box.
The leaves on long shoots are non photosynthetic developed into one to three or more spines. Scented blossom spiney growth can deter unwanted visitors. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in the upper right hand corner. The bud in the axil of each thorn leaf then develops a short shoot with several normal photosynthetic leaves.
Not documented although may cause fauna to lose condition. It is considered a serious threat to indigenous ecosystems throughout new zealand 10 and is listed on the national pest plant accord. Strengths of berberis darwinii. These leaves have a few 2 4 large teeth or small lobes that are each tipped with a small spine.