Origin: East Asia

First finding in Slovenia: 1990

Pathways: ornamental plant, seeds are secondary spread by birds

Possible to find: year-round

Flowering season: May-June

Habitat: Underneath hedges and in moist, lowland forests (along streams and in low bog areas). 

Status in Slovenia: Locally found, especially in central Slovenia. Commonly cultivated in gardens and planted as hedges in urban green spaces. 

Similar species: Common barberry, Berberis vulgaris, which is native in Slovenia, and Canadian barberry, Berberis canadensis.

Source: Terenski priročnik za prepoznavanje tujerodnih vrst v gozdovih (Fieldguide for the identification of alien species in forests)

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