Red Barberry
Berberis haematocarpa AKA Mahonia haematocarpa Barberry Family ( Berberidaceae ) , Red Barberry. Also known as; Mahonia haematocarpa, Algerita, Red Barberry, Red Oregon-grape, Red Holly-grape, Red Mahonia, Mexican Barberry.
An evergreen, dicot, upright, spreading shrub, reaching up to about 12 feet and almost as wide.
Height: Up To About 12 feet tall X 12 feet wide.
Trunk: Up To About 1 Foot Thick.
Flowers: Small clusters of fragrant yellow flowers borne in upright, clusters of 3 to 7 flowers. Monoecious; perfect, about 1/2 inch in diameter.
Blooming Time: Mid February - April.
Fruit: Edible tart red berrys in mid-summer, which make good jelly and wine.
Leaves: Holly-like spiney pinnately compound, gray-green to bluish-green, leaf which has five to nine leaflets with stiff marginal spines.
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 Feet. Usually below 4000 feet.
Habitat: Any well draining soil, from the Pecos River, West into Arizona.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 10, 2005.
