Sunday, May 28, 2017

Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota (Shining Netvein Barberry)

5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

 5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

 5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

 5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Shining Netvein Barberry

SPECIES: Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota

FAMILY: Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/19/2017

LOCATION: William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:
NATIVE

Stem: erect, < 1 m. 

Leaf: 9--15 cm; petiole 1--5 cm; leaflets generally 7--9, 2--6 cm, 2--3.5 cm wide, +- round to ovate, base +- lobed to wedge-shaped, margin strongly wavy, thick, generally hard, spines 6--10(12) per side, 2--5 mm. 

Fruit: +- ovoid, blue-purple. 

Ecology: Slopes, canyons, conifer forest, oak woodland, chaparral; 

Elevation: 90--2200 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NW, CaR, CW, SN, ScV (Sutter Buttes), SCoR, TR, PR. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

Note: Possibly intergrades with Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata in PR. 

Synonyms: Berberis californica Jeps.; Berberis dictyota Jeps.; Mahonia dictyota (Jeps.) Fedde

eFlora Treatment Author: Michael P. Williams

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