OregonFlora: Nandina domestica vs. Berberidaceae

	Nandina domestica	Berberidaceae
		barberry family
Habit		Shrubs or herbs perennial, rhizomatous.
Stems		sometimes spiny.
Leaves		basal or alternate; simple or pinnately or ternately compound.
Inflorescences		racemes; panicles; umbels, or spikes.
Flowers		radially symmetric; bisexual, hypogynous; hypanthium absent, sometimes with 3–9 bractlets forming an epicalyx appressed to calyx; sepals 6; free, sometimes falling as flowers open, or absent; petals 6; free; showy, producing nectar, or absent; stamens 6–18; free and distinct, often same number as petals and opposite them; anthers opening by apical flaps or longitudinal slits; pistils 1; superior; placentation basal or lateral; styles short or obsolete.
Fruits		berries or capsules.
Seeds		1–10 per fruit, sometimes bearing an aril.

	Nandina domestica	Berberidaceae
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[BONAP county map]
Discussion		East Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 15 genera; 3 genera treated in Flora. The structure of the pistil in Berberidaceae can be confusing, and its homologies are uncertain. Berberidaceae taxa have a single pistil with a single unlobed stigma and an ovary having a single locule. Most taxa have one or a group of basal ovules. A few taxa (including Vancouveria) have more complex pistils, but their structure is difficult to interpret. It is uncertain whether the pistil evolved from a single carpel, like the pistils of Ranunculaceae, or from several fused carpels, as in Papaveraceae (Cronquist 1981).
Source		Flora of Oregon, volume 1
Web links	Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Nandina domestica

Berberidaceae

barberry family

Habit

Shrubs or herbs perennial, rhizomatous.

Stems

sometimes spiny.

Leaves

basal or alternate; simple or pinnately or ternately compound.

Inflorescences

racemes; panicles; umbels, or spikes.

Flowers

radially symmetric; bisexual, hypogynous;

hypanthium absent, sometimes with 3–9 bractlets forming an epicalyx appressed to calyx;

sepals 6; free, sometimes falling as flowers open, or absent;

petals 6; free; showy, producing nectar, or absent;

stamens 6–18; free and distinct, often same number as petals and opposite them;

anthers opening by apical flaps or longitudinal slits;

pistils 1; superior;

placentation basal or lateral;

styles short or obsolete.

Fruits

berries or capsules.

Seeds

1–10 per fruit, sometimes bearing an aril.

Nandina domestica

Berberidaceae

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

East Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 15 genera; 3 genera treated in Flora.

The structure of the pistil in Berberidaceae can be confusing, and its homologies are uncertain. Berberidaceae taxa have a single pistil with a single unlobed stigma and an ovary having a single locule. Most taxa have one or a group of basal ovules. A few taxa (including Vancouveria) have more complex pistils, but their structure is difficult to interpret. It is uncertain whether the pistil evolved from a single carpel, like the pistils of Ranunculaceae, or from several fused carpels, as in Papaveraceae (Cronquist 1981).

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 1

Web links