Thunberg's Barberry
Thunberg's Barberry - Berberis thunbergii
Leaves are entire, not toothed and spines are simple. Flowers are yellow.
Waste ground and scrub areas. Often found as an escape from cultivation and near to habitation.
Flowers in late spring.
Deciduous shrub.
Widespread but scattered records in Britain – mostly from the west and north.
Little recorded in the wild in Leicestershire and Rutland – the first record for our area was in 1995. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
martindgrimes
Egleton NR
15 July 2016
untoothed leaves and simple spines
martindgrimes
Egleton NR
15 July 2016
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Liosomaphis berberidis
The aphid Liosomaphis berberidis does not host alternate and lives on the underside of leaves of Barberry and Oregon-grape. The alate Liosomaphis berberidis has the head, thorax, antennae and tips of legs darker than in the apterous viviparous female. Some tergites may have pale marginal and dorsal sclerites, sometimes fused into cross bands. Liosomaphis berberidis apterae are greenish yellow or reddish orange with a slight wax powdering.