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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution
Berberidaceae	Berberis canadensis	American Barberry, Allegheny Barberry	Rocky woods, forest openings, glades, usually over mafic rocks (such as diabase) or calcareous rocks (such as limestone), sometimes along fence-rows in sw. VA (presumably spread by birds).	A broad Southern Appalachian-Ozarkian endemic, not occurring in Canada (the epithet a misnomer): scattered and local in VA, WV, KY, TN, NC, SC, AL, GA, MO, IL, IN, and sc. PA (where apparently now extirpated).
Berberidaceae	Berberis julianae	Evergreen Barberry	Floodplains, also seeding down and escaping locally near horticultural plantings.	Native of China. First reported for NC by Pittillo & Brown (1988).
Berberidaceae	Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry	Rich forests, old fields.	Native of Japan. This species is immune to wheat rust; it is now the most commonly encountered barberry in much of our area.
Berberidaceae	Berberis vulgaris	European Barberry, Common Barberry	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. This species, once widely cultivated and established in North America, serves as an alternate host to wheat rust and has been subjected to eradication programs for over half a century.

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