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Internal ID UUID64400ce460be7958954222
Scientific name Berberis thunbergii
Authority DC.
First published in Syst. Nat. 2: 9 (1821)

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Berberis thunbergii, also known as Japanese barberry, is a small deciduous shrub native to Japan and eastern Asia. It has become widely naturalized in China and North America, where it is considered an invasive species. This plant grows up to 1 meter tall and has green leaves that turn red in the autumn, as well as bright red fruits and pale yellow flowers. It is often confused with other barberry species, but can be distinguished by its umbel-shaped flowers. Japanese barberry is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and has many cultivars with different foliage colors and sizes. However, it is also causing problems in the environment, such as declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and changes in soil composition. It is considered a "Least Wanted" plant by the Plant Conservation Alliance and is banned from sale in some states. Efforts are being made to control its spread and reduce its negative impacts.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Berberis thunbergii var. argenteomarginata C.K.Schneid. J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 221 1923
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Chenault Rev. Hort. n.s., 20: 307 1926
Berberis thunbergii f. erecta Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 412 1939
Berberis thunbergii var. erecta (Rehder) Ahrendt J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 57: 168 1961
Berberis thunbergii var. maximowiczii (Regel) Regel Trudy Glavn. Bot. Sada 2: 420 1878
Berberis thunbergii var. minor Rehder Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 330 1898
Berberis thunbergii var. pluriflora Koehne Deut. Dendrol. 169 1893
Berberis thunbergii var. rubrifolia Ahrendt J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 57: 168 1961
Berberis thunbergii var. uniflora Koehne Deut. Dendrol. 169 1893
Berberis thunbergii f. microcarpa E.L.Wolf ex V.V.Byalt, L.V.Orlova & Potokin Skvortsovia 5(4): 24. 2020

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Language Common/alternative name
English japanese barberry
English thunberg's barberry
English red barberry
Azerbaijani berberis maximowiczii
Czech dřišťál thunbergův
Welsh pren melyn thunberg
Danish hæk-berberis
Danish thunbergs berberis
German thunberg-berberitze
German thunbergs berberitze
German grüne hecken-berberitze
Estonian thunbergi kukerpuu
Persian زرشک زینتی
Finnish japaninhappomarja
French epine-vinette de thunberg
French berbéris de thunberg
French Épine-vinette de thunberg
Croatian thumbergova žutika
Upper Sorbian thunbergowa kisyca
Icelandic sólbroddur
Japanese メギ
Norwegian Bokmål høstberberis
Norwegian Bokmål blodberberis
Norwegian Bokmål japanberberis
Dutch japanse berberis
Norwegian Nynorsk haustberberis
Norwegian Nynorsk japanberberis
Norwegian Nynorsk blodberberis
Norwegian Nynorsk høstberberis
Polish berberys thunberga
Russian Барбарис Тунберга
Russian berberis maximowiczii
Slovak dráč thunbergov
Serbian Тумбергова жутика
Swedish häckberberis
Chinese 红叶小檗
Chinese 日本小檗
Chinese 一颗针

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Start at 4°C for 3 months, then warm to 20°C for another 3 months.
Pulpy Coat Inhibits Germination: Seeds with a pulpy or fleshy outer coat need to have this material removed by soaking and rinsing in clean water daily for about a week. The inhibitory substances in the pulp are thus washed away, and germination rates improve.
wash clean 14 days, plant 2 cm deep

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
    • Middle Asia
      • Uzbekistan
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Nebraska
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Wyoming
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Delaware
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • North Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000563924
UNII 5STN1S9S4B
Flora of Alabama 5279
Cornell Woody Plants 31
Canadensys 3666
USDA Plants BETH
UConn 58
Tropicos 3500183
INPN 85773
Flora of Italy 9272
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107136-1
The Plant List kew-2674513
Missouri Botanical Garden 277781
PFAF Berberis thunbergii
PaleoBotany 88052
Open Tree Of Life 1072153
Observations.org 6460
NCBI Taxonomy 121720
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000004966
Nature Serve 2.134460
IPNI 107136-1
iNaturalist 58727
GBIF 3033896
Freebase /m/0cgsn1
WisFlora 2729
FEIS plants/shrub/berthu
EPPO BEBTH
EOL 596554
Elurikkus 3078
USDA GRIN 6974
Wikipedia Berberis_thunbergii
CMAUP NPO18832

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_003290165.1 B.thun_GenomeAssembly_v1 Contig Hale Lab at University of New Hampshire 2018-07-06 104.8x 2.09 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Ectoparasites of wild rodents in forest sites invaded and uninvaded by Maesopsis eminii in Amani nature forest reserve, Tanzania Musese LJ, Kitegile AS, Kilawe CJ Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 31-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11002661
doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100932
PMID:38601057
Phytotoxicity effect of a highly toxic isolate of Alternaria alternata metabolites from Iran Sedighi A, Mohammadi A Toxicon X 15-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10878783
doi:10.1016/j.toxcx.2024.100186
PMID:38380155
Commodity risk assessment of Corylus avellana plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 12-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10784871
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8495
PMID:38222930
Radio Telemetry and Harmonic Radar Tracking of the Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) Siderhurst MS, Murman KM, Kaye KT, Wallace MS, Cooperband MF Insects 30-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10816356
doi:10.3390/insects15010017
PMID:38249023
Temporal variation of allergenic potential in urban parks during the vegetation period: a case study from Bratislava, Slovakia Zahradníková E, Rendeková A, Ščevková J Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 05-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10791852
doi:10.1007/s11356-023-31137-9
PMID:38052730
Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents Michalak M Int J Mol Sci 22-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10607442
doi:10.3390/ijms242015444
PMID:37895122
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Detection of multiple tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis from Hunterdon County, NJ, USA Narvaez ZE, Rainey T, Puelle R, Khan A, Jordan RA, Egizi AM, Price DC Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis 21-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10481180
doi:10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100140
PMID:37680762
Commodity risk assessment of Fagus sylvatica plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 28-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10375364
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8118
PMID:37522095
Reactive oxygen species mediated apoptotic death of colon cancer cells: therapeutic potential of plant derived alkaloids Nelson VK, Nuli MV, Mastanaiah J, Saleem T. S. M, Birudala G, Jamous YF, Alshargi O, Kotha KK, Sudhan HH, Mani RR, Muthumanickam A, Niranjan D, Jain NK, Agrawal A, Jadon AS, Mayasa V, Jha NK, Kolesarova A, Slama P, Roychoudhury S Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 25-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10408138
doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1201198
PMID:37560308
Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Anti-Lipoxygenase Activity of Berberis vulgaris L. Leaves, Fruits, and Stem and Their LC MS/MS Polyphenolic Profile Och A, Olech M, Bąk K, Kanak S, Cwener A, Cieśla M, Nowak R Antioxidants (Basel) 21-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10376855
doi:10.3390/antiox12071467
PMID:37508005
Leaf nutrient resorption of two life-form tree species in urban gardens and their response to soil nutrient availability Hu R, Liu T, Zhang Y, Zheng R, Guo J PeerJ 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10362843
doi:10.7717/peerj.15738
PMID:37483974
Effect of Different Walnut and Hazelnut Leaf Compost Treatments on Yield and Phenolic Composition of Lactuca sativa L. Medic A, Solar A, Hudina M, Veberic R, Zamljen T Foods 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10379347
doi:10.3390/foods12142738
PMID:37509831
Commodity risk assessment of Acer pseudoplatanus plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 06-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10323731
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8074
PMID:37427019
Commodity risk assessment of Acer campestre plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Gardi C, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 06-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10323733
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8071
PMID:37427018

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
(6aR)-2,11-dimethoxy-6-methyl-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-1-ol 739273 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=CC=C4)OC)O)OC 311.40 unknown via CMAUP database
1,2,10-Trimethoxy-6-methyl-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-11-ol 48704 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)OC)OC 341.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
2,9,10-trimethoxy-6-methyl-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-1-ol 100020 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C43)OC)OC)O)OC 341.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Glaucine 16754 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C43)OC)OC)OC)OC 355.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Isocorydine 10143 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)OC)OC 341.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Magnoflorine 73337 Click to see C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)O)OC)C 342.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Magnoflorine iodide, (+)-(RG) 131664584 Click to see C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)[O-])OC)C.I 469.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Thaliporphine 6992288 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C43)OC)OC)O)OC 341.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Protoberberine alkaloids and derivatives
16,17-Dimethoxy-6-tritio-5,7-dioxa-13-azoniapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,8.015,20]henicosa-1(13),2,4(8),9,14,16,18,20-octaene 10246509 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC 338.40 unknown via CMAUP database
2,9,10-Trimethoxy-5,6-dihydroisoquinolino[2,1-b]isoquinolin-7-ium-3-ol;iodide 5459338 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC(=C(C=C4CC3)O)OC)OC.[I-] 465.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Berberine 2353 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC 336.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Columbamine 72310 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC(=C(C=C4CC3)OC)O)OC 338.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Jatrorrhizine 72323 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC(=C(C=C4CC3)O)OC)OC 338.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Palmatine 19009 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC(=C(C=C4CC3)OC)OC)OC 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200390500768
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes
Palmidin A 5320384 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2C4C5=C(C(=CC=C5)O)C(=O)C6=C4C=C(C=C6O)CO)C=C(C=C3O)O 510.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones
Javanicin 10149 Click to see CC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C=C(C2=O)OC)O)CC(=O)C 290.27 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds
6,6',7-Trimethoxy-2,2'-dimethylberbaman-12-ol 10170 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)O)OC 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Berbamine 275182 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)O)OC 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
CID 12300053 12300053 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)O)OC 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200390500768
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Isotetrandrine 5422 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)OC)OC 622.70 unknown via CMAUP database
O-Methylberbamine 5351212 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)OC)OC 622.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
Oxyacanthine 442333 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=CC(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)O3)O)OC)OC 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19302680802
https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1881.50.4_309
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200390500768
Oxycanthine 371257 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=CC(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)O3)O)OC)OC 608.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19302680802
https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1881.50.4_309
Repandine 10031631 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=CC(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)O3)O)OC)OC 608.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
Excisanin H 10066342 Click to see CC1(CCC(C23C1CC(C45C2CCC(C4(OC3)O)C(=C)C5=O)O)O)C 348.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Guaianolides and derivatives
Magnograndiolide 5319198 Click to see CC1(CCC2C(C3C1CCC3(C)O)OC(=O)C2=C)O 266.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
(1beta,3alpha,9abeta)-2,3,5,6,9,9a-Hexahydro-1,4,7,9a-tetramethyl-1H-benzocyclohepten-3-ol 23426772 Click to see CC1CC(C(=C2C1(CC=C(CC2)C)C)C)O 220.35 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,4S,4aR)-1,4,4a,7-tetramethyl-2,3,4,5,8,9-hexahydrobenzo[7]annulen-2-ol 23426773 Click to see CC1CC(C(=C2C1(CC=C(CC2)C)C)C)O 220.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Ethers / Diarylethers
21,22,26-Trimethoxy-16,31-dimethyl-8,24-dioxa-16,31-diazaheptacyclo[23.6.2.13,7.19,13.115,19.028,32.023,34]hexatriaconta-3(36),4,6,9,11,13(35),19,21,23(34),25,27,32-dodecaen-10-ol 45356938 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC(=CC=C4)OC5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC6C7=C(O3)C(=C(C=C7CCN6C)OC)OC)O)OC 608.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Isoquinolones and derivatives
2,9,10-Trimethoxy-5,6-dihydroisoquinolino[2,1-b]isoquinolin-3-one 10065647 Click to see COC1=C(C2=CN3CCC4=CC(=O)C(=CC4=C3C=C2C=C1)OC)OC 337.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200390500768
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines
6,7-Dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline 15623 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2CNCCC2=C1)OC 193.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254817
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Angular furanocoumarins
2-[(8S)-2-oxo-8,9-dihydrofuro[2,3-h]chromen-8-yl]propan-2-yl (Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoate 53399217 Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC(C)(C)C1CC2=C(O1)C=CC3=C2OC(=O)C=C3 328.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Oxyayanin A 5281676 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC)C3=CC(=C(C=C3O)OC)O)O 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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