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Berberis Collection

"Exploring the Fascinating World of Berberis: From Oregon Grape to Indian Barberry" Berberis, also known as Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium

Background imageBerberis Collection: Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium

Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium (Fasciculated barberry, Berberis fascicularis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis

Background imageBerberis Collection: Berberis angulosa, yellow flowered shrub native

Berberis angulosa, yellow flowered shrub native to the Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry

Barberry
5855189 Barberry; (add.info.: European barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science, " Florence, Italy)

Background imageBerberis Collection: Decorative botanical print with tamarind, locust tree, chaste tree, barberry and viburnum

Decorative botanical print with tamarind, locust tree, chaste tree, barberry and viburnum
5855557 Decorative botanical print with tamarind, locust tree, chaste tree, barberry and viburnum; (add.info.: Five trees, including the tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica)

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry and bilberry, Berberis vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus

Barberry and bilberry, Berberis vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus
5856545 Barberry and bilberry, Berberis vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus; (add.info.: Barberry and bilberry, Berberis vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus)

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry, Berberis vulgaris

Barberry, Berberis vulgaris
5855937 Barberry, Berberis vulgaris; (add.info.: Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Background imageBerberis Collection: Branch of a barberry, c.1775-c.1825. Creator: Willem van Leen

Branch of a barberry, c.1775-c.1825. Creator: Willem van Leen
Branch of a barberry, c.1775-c.1825. Berberis vulgaris Linn. Attributed to Willem van Leen

Background imageBerberis Collection: Flowers from Mahabaleshwar

Flowers from Mahabaleshwar (Mahabulashwur). Elephantine creeper, Argyreia nervosa, barberry, Berberis vulgaris, lily, etc

Background imageBerberis Collection: Medicinal plant

Medicinal plant, Berberis vulgaris, common barberry, European barberry or simply barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis / Heilpflanze, Gewohnliche Berberitze, Berberis vulgaris, Sauerdorn

Background imageBerberis Collection: Darwins berberry, Berberis darwinii

Darwins berberry, Berberis darwinii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854

Background imageBerberis Collection: Crowberry-leaved berberry, Berberis empetrifolia

Crowberry-leaved berberry, Berberis empetrifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery

Background imageBerberis Collection: Three-leaved berberry, Berberis trifoliata

Three-leaved berberry, Berberis trifoliata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageBerberis Collection: Fruits, nuts and berries, fruits en baies, fruits a noyau

Fruits, nuts and berries, fruits en baies, fruits a noyau. Strawberry, Fragaria anannasa 1, raspberry, Rubus ideaus 1, 2, barberry, Berberis vulgaris 3, pistachio nut, Pistacia vera 4, and date

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry, Berberis vulgaris

Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by L.W. from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Background imageBerberis Collection: Darwins barberry, Berberis darwinii

Darwins barberry, Berberis darwinii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Background imageBerberis Collection: Common barberry, Berberis vulgaris

Common barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Background imageBerberis Collection: Box-leaved barberry, Berberis microphylla

Box-leaved barberry, Berberis microphylla (Sweet-fruited berberry, Berberis dulcis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Background imageBerberis Collection: Indian barberry, Berberis aristata

Indian barberry, Berberis aristata
Indian barberry, tree turmeric or sumlu, Berberis aristata. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

Background imageBerberis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 378

Curtis British Entomology Plate 378
Lepidoptera: Orgyia gonostigma (Scarce Vapourer. = antiqua?) [Plant: Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBerberis Collection: PLANTS / BERBERIS VULGARIS

PLANTS / BERBERIS VULGARIS
COMMON BARBERRY Date: early 20th century

Background imageBerberis Collection: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), adult eating Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) berries

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), adult eating Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) berries, South Texas, USA

Background imageBerberis Collection: Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), adult landing on Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) with berries

Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), adult landing on Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) with berries, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Texas, USA

Background imageBerberis Collection: Close Up Of Berberis; Quebec, Canada

Close Up Of Berberis; Quebec, Canada

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10850254

Picture No. 10850254
Berries - Magellan Barberry / Calafate (Berberis buxifolia) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Flowers: Bitter Sweet, Buckthorn, Cubebs, Chicory, Castor Oil, Barberry, c1940

Flowers: Bitter Sweet, Buckthorn, Cubebs, Chicory, Castor Oil, Barberry, c1940

Background imageBerberis Collection: Illustration, Phytometridae

Illustration, Phytometridae -- Ortholitha Palumbaria, Ortholitha Bipunctaria, Scotosia Certata, Scotosia Undulata, Larentia Fluctuata, Larentia Bilineata, Larentia Tristata, Larentia Hastata

Background imageBerberis Collection: European barberry, Berberis vulgaris

European barberry, Berberis vulgaris.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageBerberis Collection: Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub

Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub from the western Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)

Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
Illustration of a Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberries -Berberis-

Barberries -Berberis-

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10887315

Picture No. 10887315
Berberis - bush in autumn colour - in garden (Berberis purpureum) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10882099

Picture No. 10882099
Berberis Leaves - in Autumn colour (Berberis thunbergii) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10851941

Picture No. 10851941
Magellan Barberry / Calafate - in spring (Berberis buxifolia) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10887182

Picture No. 10887182
Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Picture No. 10896586

Picture No. 10896586
Berberis, Barberry - Maybe Berberis darwini - Flowering (Berberis sp) Date:

Background imageBerberis Collection: Mahonia haematocarpa in flower C014 / 1572

Mahonia haematocarpa in flower C014 / 1572
Red barberry (Mahonia haematocarpa) in flower by a saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus. Photographed in Arizona, USA, in February

Background imageBerberis Collection: Spizella arborea, American tree sparrow

Spizella arborea, American tree sparrow
Plate 188 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageBerberis Collection: Berberis buxifolia, box-leaved barberry

Berberis buxifolia, box-leaved barberry
Drawing 7/3 made in 1908 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 97

Background imageBerberis Collection: USA, Oregon, Portland. Autumn-hued leaves of garden barberry bush

USA, Oregon, Portland. Autumn-hued leaves of garden barberry bush

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry (Berberis darwinii)

Barberry (Berberis darwinii)
Berberis darwinii flowers in bud. Dorset, UK April 2011

Background imageBerberis Collection: Barberry (Berberis sp. )

Barberry (Berberis sp. )
Barberry (Berberis sp.) berries in Autumn

Background imageBerberis Collection: Rust fungus infection, light micrograph

Rust fungus infection, light micrograph. Transverse section through a barberry (Berberis sp.) leaf infected by a parasitic rust (Puccinia sp.)

Background imageBerberis Collection: Two branches of Berberis Carvellii

Two branches of Berberis Carvellii (barberry or pepperidge bush) of the Berberidaceae family, full of bright red berries, which provide food for small birds

Background imageBerberis Collection: ? Berberis Plant

? Berberis Plant
An unspecifed plant. Possibly a species of BERBERIS with yellow flowers and holly like leaves

Background imageBerberis Collection: Frost on Berberis Barbarossa

Frost on Berberis Barbarossa
JD-18143 Frost on Berberis Barbarossa John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way




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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Berberis: From Oregon Grape to Indian Barberry" Berberis, also known as Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium), is a captivating genus of shrubs that encompasses a diverse range of species. One such species is Berberis angulosa, a yellow-flowered native shrub that adds vibrant hues to its surroundings. Another enchanting variety is the Mahabaleshwar flowered berberis, which showcases exquisite blooms originating from the scenic town of Mahabaleshwar. Delving deeper into this botanical wonderland, we encounter Darwin's berberry (Berberis darwinii), an intriguing species named after the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin himself. Its distinctive features make it stand out among other berberries. Similarly unique is crowberry-leaved berberry (Berberis empetrifolia) with its striking foliage resembling that of crowberries. The three-leaved berberry (Berberis trifoliata) offers yet another fascinating twist in this tale, showcasing its distinct triple-leaf structure and adding visual interest to any landscape it graces. But let's not forget about their fruitful side. Berries are an integral part of many berbery varieties; they come in various forms - fruits, nuts, and berries - each possessing their own charm and culinary potential. These fruits en baies or fruits à noyau provide nourishment for both wildlife and humans alike. Barberries hold a special place within the genus as well. The common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) boasts medicinal properties while Darwins barberry shares its namesake with one of history's most influential scientists – Charles Darwin himself. Box-leaved barberry (Berberis microphylla) stands out due to its small leaves neatly arranged along slender branches – truly a sight to behold. Lastly, Indian barberry (Berberis aristata) adds a touch of exotic allure with its unique characteristics and cultural significance.