Berberis weisiensis
C. Y. Wu ex S. Y. Bao
What to Eat
Edible parts: Stems, Leaves, Fruit
The young stems, leaves, and fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows beside rivers at about 2,000 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China.
Asia, China, Himalayas, Tibet,
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 keeps its leaves throughout the year. It grows 1 m tall. The young shoots are purplish red. It has spines. The leaves are 2 cm long by 6-7 mm wide. The fruit are 7 mm long by 5 mm wide.
Production
In Yunnan plants are harvested from May to September.
Names & Synonyms
Qiesi
References (1)
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
