Berberis dictyophylla

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Read about Berberis dictyophylla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Berberis dictyophylla, French. Shrub, to 6 ft. high, with slightly angular branches, usually covered with white bloom while young, reddish brown the second year: Lvs. obovate to oblong-obovate, ½-1 in. long, obtuse or acutish, entire or spinose-dentate, chalky white beneath : fls. solitary, pale yellow, ½-¾ in. diam., short-stalked : fr red, ovoid, ⅓ in. long. May. S. W. China.—Very distinct, with its small foliage white beneath like the young shoots. Var. albicaulis, Hort., is a form with the young branchlets distinctly bloomy and the lvs. intensely white beneath. Var. epruinosa, Schneid. Branchlets angled, red-brown, not bloomy: Lvs. light green beneath. Var. approximate, Rehd. (B. approximate, Sprague). Lvs. obovate, spinose-dentate, rarely entire, fls. smaller. B.M. 7833; the type of the species with all or nearly all Lvs. entire is figured in Franchet, Plant. Delavay. 11. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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