Berberidaceae
Barberry Family
The Berberidaceae family (Barberry Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Ranunculales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a tree.
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Simple or compound leaves, often spine-toothed, on shrubs with yellow inner bark and wood; flowers have parts in multiples of three, with stamens that snap forward and release their pollen only when triggered by a visiting insect brushing the filament base.
Stamens in this family are touch-sensitive — brushing the base of a filament triggers it to snap forward instantly, dusting the visiting pollinator with pollen on contact.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceVariable
- FruitBerry
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
All 1 species in BERBERIDACEAE
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