Berberis aetnensis explained

Berberis aetnensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1826.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia) Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The species is named for Mount Etna in Sicily.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1826. Flora Sichuanica 28
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100297389 Tropicos, Berberis aetnensis C.Presl
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=berberis+aetnensis Alterrvista Flora Italiana, Crespino dell'Etna, Berberis aetnensis Presl