Berberis cretica L. is a plant in the Berberidaceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Berberis cretica L.

Berberis cretica L. is a spiny flowering shrub in the barberry family native to parts of Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

Family

Berberidaceae

Genus

Berberis

Order

Ranunculales

Class

Magnoliopsida

About Berberis cretica L.

Berberis cretica L. is a species of flowering plant belonging to the barberry family, Berberidaceae. It is a spiny shrub, native to mainland Greece, Crete, the Aegean Islands, western and southwestern Turkey, and Cyprus.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Berberidaceae › Berberis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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