Berberis sphaerocarpa
Kar. et Kir.
Spherical fruited barberry
BerberidaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on mountain slopes.
Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 2 m high. The older branches are grey while younger branches are reddish-brown. The leaves are grey-green and 7.5 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are oval and entire with raised veins underneath. There are 5-9 yellow flowers in a group. The fruit are violet-black. They have a bluish covering. They are round or oval and 12 mm across. The seeds have a net like surface.
References (3)
- Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
- Horticultural Reviews Volume 29. Wild apple and Fruit trees of Central Asia. p 306
- www.mobot.org
