Berberis vulgaris

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q158563
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Summary

Berberis vulgaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,948 views/month, #1,282 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Berberis[4]
  • Taxon name: Berberis vulgaris[5]
  • Subclass of: medicinal plant[6]
  • Commons category: Berberis vulgaris[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Berberis vulgaris[8]
  • Commons gallery: Berberis vulgaris[9]
  • Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6992[11]
  • This taxon is source of: berberis dye[12], barberry[13], common barberry juice[14]
  • Short name: B. vulgaris[15]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliche Berberitze[16], Common Barberry[17], شجيرة البرباريس[18], Adi zirinc[19], Барбарыс звычайны[20], обикновен кисел трън[21], Coralet[22], dřišťál obecný[23], Zwëczajnô słowiczëna[24], pren melyn[25], Almindelig Berberis[26], Berberitze[27], Echte Berberitze[28], Essigbeere[29]

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Identifiers

Berberis vulgaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 258209[30]. Berberis vulgaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 596556[31]. Berberis vulgaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3033894[32]. Berberis vulgaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18837[33].

Why It Matters

Berberis vulgaris has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 137 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → berberis-vulgaris
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  2. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 114184, 443051
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Apni id: 443051, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269298|batch #269298]]"
  3. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C8002
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  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → —
    Biblissima authority id → Marguerite Monnot
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q293092, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  5. 12w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → medicinal plant
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: medicinal plant"
  6. 17w ago · CanticleCat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    Described at url → —
    This taxon is source of → berberis dye, barberry, common barberry juice
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ This taxon is source of: common barberry juice"
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