Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Berberis thunbergii DC.

origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Berberis thunbergii DC. var. atropurpurea Chenault

Common names:

Dwarf barberry (1910, MT) (135)

Japanese barberry (1923-Present) (50, 82, 85, 109, 112, 138, 155)

Red-leaf barberry [Red leaf barberry] (1937, Neb) (112)

Red-leaf Japanese barberry [Redleaf Japanese barberry] (1942) (155)