Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Shining Netvein Barberry (Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota) is a native shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in slopes and canyons, at elevations from 2000-6000 feet.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

7 ft Tall

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

Yellow

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Sunset Zones

7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15, 16*, 17, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24

Site type

Slopes, canyons

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Barberry Geometer

Coryphista meadii

Fall Webworm

Hyphantria cunea

Mesogona olivata

Tissue Moth

Triphosa haesitata