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Berberis koreana


 

Berberis koreana
Korean barberry

Dangerously spiny, the grooved stems are reddish brown to slightly purplish brown and armed with stiff 1 to 5-parted (most commonly 3-parted), broad-based and flattened spines that make penetration of this shrub nearly impossible.

 
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