Berberis buxifolia - Revision history

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	'''''Berberis buxifolia''''', common name the '''Magellan Barberry''', in [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] '''Calafate''', is an evergreen shrub, with shiny [[Buxus\|box]]-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and is a symbol of [[Patagonia]].		'''''Berberis buxifolia''''', common name the '''Magellan Barberry''', in [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] '''Calafate''', is an evergreen shrub, with shiny [[Buxus\|box]]-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and is a symbol of [[Patagonia]].

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	\|genus=Berberis		\|familia=Berberidaceae
			\|genus=Berberis
	\|species=buxifolia		\|species=buxifolia
			\|taxo_author=Lam.
			\|common_name=Calafate
			\|habit=shrub
	\|Temp Metric=°F		\|Temp Metric=°F
	\|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!		\|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
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			'''''Berberis buxifolia''''', common name the '''Magellan Barberry''', in [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] '''Calafate''', is an evergreen shrub, with shiny [[Buxus\|box]]-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and is a symbol of [[Patagonia]].

			The bush grows to a height of 1 - 1.5 m. It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black [[berry\|berries]] are harvested for [[jam]]s, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia.

			The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or [[bonsai]]. Its wood is used to make a red [[dye]]. The [[cultivar]] ''Berberis buxifolia'' 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.

	{{Inc\|		{{Inc\|
	Berberis buxifolia, Poir. (B. dulcís, Sweet). One to 3 ft.: branches brown, grooved; spines usually 3-parted, short: Lvs. cuneate, obovate or elliptic, ⅓-1 in. long: fls. solitary, on long pedicels, orange-yellow: fr. nearly globose, blackish purple. May. Chile to Strait of Magellan~~. B.M. 6505. S.B.F.G. II. 1:100. P.M. 10:171. L.B.C.20:1941. H.F. 1857:122~~.—A very graceful, free-flowering shrub; one of the hardiest of the evergreen species; will stand the winter even N. if somewhat protected.		Berberis buxifolia, Poir. (B. dulcís, Sweet). One to 3 ft.: branches brown, grooved; spines usually 3-parted, short: Lvs. cuneate, obovate or elliptic, ⅓-1 in. long: fls. solitary, on long pedicels, orange-yellow: fr. nearly globose, blackish purple. May. Chile to Strait of Magellan.—A very graceful, free-flowering shrub; one of the hardiest of the evergreen species; will stand the winter even N. if somewhat protected.
	}}		}}

	~~{{Taxobox~~		==Cultivation==
	~~\| color~~ = ~~lightgreen~~
	~~\| name~~ = ~~''Berberis buxifolia''~~
	~~\| image~~ = ~~Calafate-Berberis_buxifolia.jpg~~		===Propagation===
	~~\| regnum~~ = ~~[[Plantae]]~~
	~~\| divisio = [[Flowering plant\|Magnoliophyta]]~~
	~~\| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]~~		===Pests and diseases===
	~~\| ordo~~ = ~~[[Ranunculales]]~~
	~~\| familia~~ = ~~[[Berberidaceae]]~~
	~~\| genus~~ = ~~''[[Berberis]]''~~
	~~\| species~~ = ~~'''''B. buxifolia'''''~~
	~~\| binomial~~ = ~~''Berberis buxifolia''~~
	~~\| binomial_authority~~ = ~~Lam.~~
	}}

	~~:'''''Calafate''' redirects here. For the Patagonian town, see [[El Calafate]]''~~

	'''''Berberis buxifolia''''', common name the '''Magellan Barberry''', in [[Spanish language\|Spanish]] '''Calafate''', is an evergreen shrub, with shiny [[Buxus\|box]]-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and is a symbol of [[Patagonia]].		==Varieties==

	The bush grows to a height of 1 - 1.5 m. It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black [[berry\|berries]] are harvested for [[jam]]s, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia.

	The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or [[bonsai]]. Its wood is used to make a red [[dye]]. The [[cultivar]] ''Berberis buxifolia'' 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.		==Gallery==

	~~[[Category~~:~~Berberidaceae]]~~		<gallery perrow=5>
	~~[[Category~~:~~Flora of Argentina]]~~		Image:Upload.png\| photo 1
	~~[[Category~~:~~Flora of Chile]]~~		Image:Upload.png\| photo 2
			Image:Upload.png\| photo 3
			</gallery>

	[[~~de:Buchsblättrige Berberitze~~]]		==References==
	~~[[es~~:~~Berberis microphylla]]~~		<references/>
	~~[[fr~~:~~Berbéris à feuilles de buis]]~~		*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
	~~[[it:Berberis buxifolia]]~~		<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

	{{~~Ranunculales-stub~~}}		==External links==
			*{{wplink}}

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			\|genus=Berberis
			\|species=buxifolia
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			Berberis buxifolia, Poir. (B. dulcís, Sweet). One to 3 ft.: branches brown, grooved; spines usually 3-parted, short: Lvs. cuneate, obovate or elliptic, ⅓-1 in. long: fls. solitary, on long pedicels, orange-yellow: fr. nearly globose, blackish purple. May. Chile to Strait of Magellan. B.M. 6505. S.B.F.G. II. 1:100. P.M. 10:171. L.B.C.20:1941. H.F. 1857:122.—A very graceful, free-flowering shrub; one of the hardiest of the evergreen species; will stand the winter even N. if somewhat protected.
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	{{Taxobox		{{Taxobox
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MediaWiki default at 03:51, 25 August 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Berberis buxifolia''
| image = Calafate-Berberis_buxifolia.jpg
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Berberidaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Berberis]]''
| species = '''''B. buxifolia'''''
| binomial = ''Berberis buxifolia''
| binomial_authority = Lam.
}}

:'''''Calafate''' redirects here. For the Patagonian town, see [[El Calafate]]''

'''''Berberis buxifolia''''', common name the '''Magellan Barberry''', in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] '''Calafate''', is an evergreen shrub, with shiny [[Buxus|box]]-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and is a symbol of [[Patagonia]].

The bush grows to a height of 1 - 1.5 m. It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black [[berry|berries]] are harvested for [[jam]]s, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia.

The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or [[bonsai]]. Its wood is used to make a red [[dye]]. The [[cultivar]] ''Berberis buxifolia'' 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.

[[Category:Berberidaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Argentina]]
[[Category:Flora of Chile]]

[[de:Buchsblättrige Berberitze]]
[[es:Berberis microphylla]]
[[fr:Berbéris à feuilles de buis]]
[[it:Berberis buxifolia]]

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