Berberis negeriana

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Berberis negeriana
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species: B. negeriana

Binomial name
Berberis negeriana
Tischler

Berberis negeriana is a species of barberry, native and endemic to an extremely small area in coastal range of Bio-Bio Region in Chile. Common name include Neger's Barberry and (Chilean Spanish) Michay de Neger.

It is an evergreen thorny shrub growing to 2-3 m tall. Its flowers are yellow. It is considered as a threatened woody shrub and only two natural populations are known, nearby the city of Concepción, Chile.

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