Flower ID: IMG_1277.JPG-10-02-2018 Flower name (scientific): Berberis thunbergii Augustin Pyramus de Candolle PY: 1821. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ber-BER-is (or BUR-beh-riss or BER-be-ris or BER-ber-is) thun-BER-jee-eye Flower name (common): Japanese Barberry Family name (common): Barberry Family name (scientific): Berberidaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the medieval Latin or French berberis, origin unknown (OED). Specific epithet: Named to honor the Swedish naturalist Carl Thunberg. Common name origin: From the medieval Latin barbaris. Native to Japan and eastern Asia. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 6 Color: yellow with red Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 24 to 96 inches (61 to 244 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous. Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or whorl, type is simple. Size: Leaves are approximately 1.4 to 3 cm long and about 0.5 to 1 cm wide. Color: Bright green, turning reddish-colored in the fall. Hairy: glabrous. Other: Shape: leaf, obovate to spatulate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive, restricted in Wisconsin Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Roadsides, woodlands, meadows, thickets, mesic to dry, shade or part shade or sun. Fruit: Red berries, ellipsoidal or spherical shaped, up to about 1 cm in length. Seed: Darker brown in color and 4 to 5 mm in length. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): B. vulgaris (European Barberry) and the more southern occurring species B. canadensis (American Barberry), with the latter species not reported from WI and MN, have leaves with toothed margins, whereas B. thunbergii has leaves with entire (toothless) margins. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796000 Longitude: -91.487037 Altitude: 249.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): na Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 17 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU