Berberis chitria


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Read about Berberis chitria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Berberis chitria, Lindl. (B. aristata, Sims, not DC.). Shrub, to 6 ft.: last year's branches yellowish or reddish brown, slightly grooved or nearly terete; spines slender, to ¾ in. long: Lvs. oblong, or oblong-obovate, cuneate at the base, 1-3 in. long, spinose-serrate or entire, sub- coriaceous: fls. deep yellow, often reddish, in long- peduncled panicles: fr. purplish, ovoid-oblong, with distinct style. June. July. Himalayas. B.R. 9:729. B.M. 2549 (a few-fld. form, as B. umbellata).—Often confused with B. aristata, which is easily distinguished by its simple sessile racemes.


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