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Berberidaceae | |
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Berberis darwinii shoot with flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae Juss. |
Genera | |
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The Berberidaceae are a family of 18 genera of flowering plants commonly called the barberry family. This family is in the order Ranunculales. The family contains about 700 known species,[1] of which the majority are in the genus Berberis. The species include trees, shrubs and perennial herbaceous plants.