Sunday, April 24, 2011

Nevin's Barberry


Scientific Name: Berberis nevinii

Date Collected: April 23, 2011

Location Collected: At UCLA Botanical Garden on the other side of Hilgard Street near Manning facing at the fence direction filled with California native plants.

Habitat: Lives on usually dry-coastal, and mountain chapparal regions requiring very little water in the year. Usually prefers exposure to full sun growth, and can grow in almost any condition of soil.

Nativity: Native to Souther California, this plant is distributed only throughout the southern region of California an no other places on the North American areas as well as being introduced.

Special Notes: Currently, the B.nevinii is endangered in the wild, but their growth adaptations are quite unique. These plants are drought tolerant, and can grow at cold temperatures of at 0 degrees Farenheit, and even possibly below that down to -30 degrees Farenheit.

Resources:   ITIS Standard Report Page
                    Nevin's Barberry- Trade Winds Fruit
                    USDA Plants- Berberis Nevinii

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