familyBerberidaceae
genusBerberis
speciesBerberis fendleri

Berberis fendleri

A. Gray

Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 5. 1849.

Alan T. Whittemore
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Shrubs, deciduous, 1-2 m. Stems dimorphic, with elongate primary and short axillary shoots. Bark of 2d-year stems purple, glabrous. Bud-scales 1-2 mm, deciduous. Spines present, simple or 1-2-pinnately branched. Leaves simple; petioles 0.2-0.7 cm. Leaf-blade narrowly elliptic, 1-veined from base, 1.7-4.6 × 0.6-1.7 cm, thin and flexible, base long-attenuate, margins plane, entire or toothed, each with 3-12 teeth 0-1 mm high tipped with bristles to 0.4-1.4 × 0.1-0.2 mm, apex acute to obtuse or rounded; surfaces abaxially dull or glossy and smooth, adaxially dull or glossy and not glaucous. Inflorescences racemose, lax, 4-15-flowered, 1.5-4.5 cm; bracteoles membranous, apex acuminate. Flowers: anther-filaments without distal pair of recurved lateral teeth. Berries red, not glaucous, oblong-ellipsoid, 6-8 mm, juicy, solid.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (May–Aug).
Habitat: Slopes and canyon bottoms
Elevation: 1300-2700 m

Distribution

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Colo., N.Mex., Utah.

Discussion

Berberis fendleri is susceptible to infection by Puccinia graminis.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
acuminate;acute;obtuse or rounded +
Aril presence
absent +
Articulation shape
swollen +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
A. Gray +
Bark coloration or density
purple +
Bark pubescence
glabrous +
Base shape
long-attenuate +
Base width
0.6cm;1.7cm +
Basionyms
Mahonia +
Berry architecture
solid +
Berry coloration
red +
Berry pubescence
not glaucous +
Berry shape
oblong-ellipsoid +
Berry some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Berry texture
juicy +
Blade shape
obovate +, oblanceolate +  and elliptic +
Blade some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole duration
caducous +
Bracteole quantity
3 +
Bracteole shape
scale-like +
Bracteole texture
membranous +
Bristle length
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
Bristle width
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Bud-scale distance
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Bud-scale duration
deciduous +
Distribution
Colo. +, N.Mex. +  and Utah. +
Elevation
1300-2700 m +
Embryo size
small +  and large +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
3-merous +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
Foliage leaf architecture
compound +  and simple +
Fruits berry condition or texture
dry +
Fruits berry shape
spheric +  and cylindric-ovoid or ellipsoid +
Fruits berry texture
juicy +
Habitat
Slopes and canyon bottoms +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
4-15-flowered +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement
lax +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Lateral tooth orientation
recurved +
Leaf-blade architecture
1-veined +
Leaf-blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Leaf-blade fragility
pliable +
Leaf-blade length
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade width
thin +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf architecture or arrangement
fascicled +
Leaf architecture or shape
pinnate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf size
reduced +
Leaflet architecture
3-6-veined +
Leaflet blade shape
Lanceolate (Orbiculate) +
Margin architecture
tipped +
Margin shape
toothed;entire;plane +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
1-carpellate +
Ovary placentation
subbasal +
Ovary position
basal +  and superior +
Ovary shape
club--shaped +
Perianth architecture
3-merous +  and 2-merous +
Perianth presence
absent +
Petal architecture
hooded +
Petal coloration
yellow +
Petal function
nectariferous +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal quantity
6 +
Petal shape
plane +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer (May–Aug). +
Pollen exine coloration or relief
punctate +
Primary-stem shape
elongate +
Primary and axillary shoot height or length or size
short +
Primary and axillary shoot shape
elongate +
Publication title
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, ser. +
Publication year
1849 +
Reference
None +
Rhizome height or length or size
short +
Rhizome length or size
long +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Rhizome shape
not nodose +
Seed architecture
arillate +
Seed coloration
tan +  and redbrown or black +
Seed life cycle
mature +
Seed prominence
elevated +
Seed quantity
1 +  and 10 +
Sepal coloration
yellow +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal life cycle
falling +
Sepal quantity
6 +
Shoot shape
elongate +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
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Special status
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Spine architecture
branched +  and simple +
Spine presence
absent +
Spur shoot height or length or size
short +
Spur shoot shape
elongate +
Stalk length
elongating +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stem architecture
monomorphic +, unbranched +  and branched +
Stem growth form
dimorphic +
Stem pubescence
tomentose +
Stem shape
with elongate primary-stems and short axillary spur shoots +  and elongate +
Stipitate-gland presence
absent +
Stipule architecture
palmate +  and pinnate +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style position
central +
Style presence
absent +
Surface architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Surface pubescence
not glaucous +
Surface reflectance
glossy +  and dull +
Synonyms
Odostemon +
Taxon family
Berberidaceae +
Taxon name
Berberis fendleri +
Taxon parent
Berberis +
Taxon rank
species +
Tooth height
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Tooth quantity
3 (12) +
Umbel architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole-organism architecture or shape
not spurred +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
450 cm4,500 mm <br />4.5 m <br /> (800 cm8,000 mm <br />8 m <br />) +
Whole organism duration
deciduous +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +  and with tomentose stems +
Whole organism some measurement
1m (2m) +
X chromosome quantity
14 +