Berberis fendleri explained

Berberis fendleri, commonly known as Colorado barberry, is a shrub native to canyons and mountain slopes in the western United States (Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah).^[1]

Description

Berberis fendleri is up to 2 m (7 feet) tall, and has simple deciduous leaves up to 4.6 cm (1.8 inches) long. Flowers are borne in racemes of up to 15 flowers, each producing a red, juicy, oblong fruit up to 8 mm long.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. A. Gray, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, series 2. 4: 5. 1849.
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500228 Flora of North America, vol 3., 1997
3. Gray, Asa. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 5. 1849.