Barberry grows naturally on the edges of Polish mixed forests. This unassuming shrub is nearly entirely used for health applications. The leaves, fruits, roots, and bark all contain berberine—an ...

December’s Weed of the Month is Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii). This species is a specially regulated plant on Minnesota’s Noxious Weed list. Japanese barberry is a 3-6 foot tall ...

Japanese barberry is an invasive shrub that harms the environment and human health (not to mention our animal companions). They have escaped our gardens and now outcompete native plants in our forests ...