Berberis pumila Greene
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Summary
Berberis pumila is a species of shrub native to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. It is found in open woods and rocky areas at an altitude of 300–1,200 m (980–3,940 ft), often on serpentine soils.
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About the genus · Berberis
Berberis, commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1–5 m tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia, but native species also appear in Europe, Africa, and North America.
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Other Berberis 135 in the reference
Berberis actinacantha Berberidaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Nicolás Villaseca Merino
Berberis aemulans Berberidaceae Photo: Public domain, Charles Sprague Sargent (1841-1927)
Berberis aetnensis Berberidaceae Photo: CC BY, Yves Bas
Berberis aggregata Clustered barberry Photo: CC BY, Ola Vestre Berberis alpina Berberidaceae 
Berberis amurensis Amur barberry Photo: CC BY, Violetta Dzizyurova
Berberis angulosa Berberidaceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Berberis aristata Indian barberry Photo: CC BY, Sagnik Dutta Roy
Berberis aristatoserrulata Berberidaceae Photo: CC BY, Cheng-Te Hsu
Berberis asiatica Berberidaceae Photo: CC BY, Patricia Rose Berberis atrocarpa Berberidaceae 
Berberis beaniana Berberidaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz all 136 ›Names & registers
Also known as Odostemon pumilus; Mahonia pumila. (WCVP, RBG Kew)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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