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Japanese barberry

Berberis thunbergii

206Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar2
Apr35
May25
Jun24
Jul22
Aug34
Sep21
Oct16
Nov19
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England69
2Warrington England16
3Highland Scotland15
4Halton England8
5Worcestershire England5
6North Yorkshire England4
7Cumbria England4
8St. Helens England4
9Blackpool —4
10Shetland Islands —3
11Dudley England3
12Kent England2
13Rutland England2
14Argyll and Bute Scotland2
15Powys Wales2
177 England25 Scotland3 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
206
Peak month
April
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Berberis thunbergii
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,064
Most recorded in
Sefton
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Berberidaceae
Genus
Berberis
Name with authority
Berberis thunbergii DC.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158397 · GBIF 3033896