Berberis vulgaris L.

PLANTS OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Berberis vulgaris L.
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2002 Berberidaceae
PENNSYLVANIA: CENTRE COUNTY: 40°
55.702’ N. Lat. 077° 46.836’ W. Long. Northeast side
of Pennsylvania Route 144 (SR 150) above Spring
Creek, southeast of sewage treatment plant; Milesburg.
Dolomite outcrops - bluffs along road and continuing
along old road cut perpendicular (north) to road.
Elevation about 750-800 feet. Dolomite talus slope, dry,
disturbed (Bellefonte Formation - Ordovician ?).
Shrubland, regrowth forest, in shade with Ligustrum,
Lonicera morrowii, Morns alba, Allium cemuum,
Aster oblongifolius, Viburnum opulus, Rhamnus
cathartica, Elaeagnus. Fruits red, pendulous, infrequent
multistemmed shrub 2 meter tall, main stems arching.
Steven R. Hill 35029
04 October 2002
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