Japanese Barberry
An Invasive Species
About this Plant
Japanese barberry is a deciduous shrub that is spiny with flowers and fruit and can grow to about 8 ft. high. It was first introduced to the United States in around 1800 as an ornamental plant (Mnfi) This bush is extremely tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions as well as intense shade and its habitat is found along woodland edges, roadsides, stream banks, old fields and forests.(MNFI)
Japanese Barberry Bush
Japanese Barberry Branch
Japanese Barberry Berries
Invasive Specie
Works Cited
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Picture One
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<http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/beth1.htm>. Picture Two
"Welcome to My World: Oktobris 2011." Welcome to My World: Oktobris 2011. N.p., n.d.
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<http://icegirlsworld.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html>. Picture Three