OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 13 taxa in the family Berberidaceae, Barberry family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Barberry, Allegheny Barberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Berberis canadensis   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Berberis canadensis   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Berberis canadensis 077-01-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Rocky woods, forest openings, glades, usually over mafic rocks (such as diabase) or calcareous rocks (such as limestone), sometimes along fence-rows in sw. VA (presumably spread by birds)

Rare (historically in SC Piedmont, but not recently seen)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Japanese Barberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Berberis thunbergii   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Berberis thunbergii 077-01-002   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests, old fields

Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Japan

 


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camera icon Common Name: Evergreen Barberry, Wintergreen Barberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Berberis julianae   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Berberis julianae   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplains, also seeding down and escaping locally near horticultural plantings

Waif(s)

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: European Barberry, Common Barberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Berberis vulgaris   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Berberis vulgaris   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Leatherleaf Mahonia, Chinese Mahonia, Holly-grape

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mahonia bealei   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mahonia bealei   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Mahonia bealei 077-02-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: In deciduous forests in suburban areas, spread from plantings

Common in Piedmont & SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Cascade Oregon-grape, Cascades Mahonia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mahonia nervosa   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mahonia nervosa   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Waif(s)

Native: western North America

 


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camera icon Common Name: Creeping Oregon-grape

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mahonia repens   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mahonia repens   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban woodlands

Native: northwestern North America

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Nandina, Heavenly-bamboo, Sacred-bamboo

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nandina domestica   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nandina domestica   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nandina domestica 077-03-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Forests and woodlands in suburban areas, commonly planted, increasingly escaping and naturalizing

Uncommon (rare in Mountains)

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Twinleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Jeffersonia diphylla   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Jeffersonia diphylla   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Jeffersonia diphylla 077-04-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Moist and extremely nutrient-rich forests, generally over calcareous or mafic rocks (including limestone, dolostone, amphibolite, greenstone, etc.) or very rich alluvium

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Common Blue Cohosh, Papooseroot, Green Vivian

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Caulophyllum thalictroides   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Caulophyllum thalictroides   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Caulophyllum thalictroides 077-05-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests

Common in Mountains (rare in Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Northern Blue Cohosh, Giant Blue Cohosh

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Caulophyllum giganteum   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Caulophyllum giganteum   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Caulophyllum thalictroides 077-05-001?   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diphylleia cymosa 077-06-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Seepages and brookbanks, sometimes away from brooks or seeps in northern hardwood or cove hardwood forests (but then usually in subterranean seepage), primarily at moderate to high elevations

Uncommon in Mountains of GA & NC (rare in SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: May-apple, American Mandrake

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Podophyllum peltatum   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Podophyllum peltatum   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Podophyllum peltatum 077-07-001   FAMILY: Berberidaceae

 

Habitat: Rich forests, bottomlands, slopes, pastures

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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