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The Wild Flowers of Semiarid plateau & Alpine Region

Berberis hemsleyana

Shrub. 1 to 2m high. Trichasium strong acantha along branch. Lanceolate leaf, subintegrifolious. Raceme, or subumbel in axils, with several flowers basally. Yellow flower. Oblong fruit, red, with a bit white powder. Flowering in May.
Heliophiles, drought and poorness tolerant. High adaptability. Tibetan endemic. Distributed in the middle Yaluzangbu basin, growing in scrub, grassland or stone gaps. 3 600 to 4 400m. Medicinal.