Japanese barberry in the understory of a deciduous forest.

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Keywords: 
Berberis thunbergii (Image keywords), Japanese barberry (Image keywords), shrub (Image keywords), invasive (Image keywords)
Description: 

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) in the understory of a forest in Westchester County, New York. Plants of this invasive shrub leaf out before other plants and, thus, have a competitive advantage over them.

Creator: 
Scott A. Mori
Taxonomic name: 
Berberis thunbergii DC (Zofnass Family Preserve)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith