Berberis harrisoniana

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Scientific Name: Berberis harrisoniana Kearney & Peebles
Common Name: Kofa Mountain barberry
Family:	Berberidaceae
Element Code:	PDBER02030
USDA Plants Symbol:	BEHA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Jan-Mar

Elevation:
780 - 840 meters
2560 - 2755 feet

General Habitats:

Microhabitat Details: usually north-facing talus slopes, sometimes volcanic (breccia)

Microhabitat:

Notes: Potentially threatened by rock fall, erosion, trail maintenance, and foot traffic. Distinguishing characters include trifoliolate leaves and blue-black berries. See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 29:477 (1939) for original description, Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 26:2-4 (1992) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 51(4):395 (2004) for information on the first CA record.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	100 %
Erosion/runoff	1	100%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	100%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	100%

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	1

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Whipple Wash (3411433)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:

Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B, G1G2 / S1.3 (2005)