| Scientific Name: | Berberis microphylla ( syn. B. buxifolia ) |
| Common Name: | box leaf barberry, dwarf Magellan barberry |
| Family Name: | Berberidaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Semi-evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense |
| Form: | Mounded, Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Filler, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Rock garden, Security/barrier, Sheared hedge, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Prickly, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers paired, Yellow, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Violet, Dark-red, Jun-Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Shrub dense, mounding, evergreen; three pointed spine at nodes; leaves alternate, obovate, most blades 1-3cm long x 0.4-1.2cm wide, dark green, single 0.5mm spine at tip; flowers 1-1.5cm wide, 6 yellow sepals, petals, and stamens, April-May. Winter ID: three-point spiny stipule up to 12mm wide; each node can have several round leaf scars and ovoid buds. | |