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Berberis heterophylla
About
Berberis microphylla, common name box-leaved barberry and Magellan barberry, in Spanish calafate and michay and other names, is an evergreen shrub, with simple, shiny box-like leaves. The calafate is native to southern Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia. Berberis microphylla should not be confused with Mahonia microphylla, native to China.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Berberis heterophylla
- Slug
- berberis-heterophylla
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Berberis
- Species
- heterophylla
- Wikidata QID
- Q4891052
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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