Remainds me of Berberis vulgaris (Gewöhnliche Berberitze) which is grown along the fences. The thorns keep the pedestrians away from the garden. But the children pluck the berries which taste sweetsour when ripe. The berries are rich on Vitamin C and berreis or jam is sold at x'mas basars. Thanks for sharing Prof. Singh ji. Regards Nalini
If I may request you, to add the indian names to the posting too. I hope it is not too much work for you. Thanks and regards Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: efloraofindia Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:42432] Berberis lycium from Kashmir Berberis lycium from Kashmir, very common in Kashmir valley usually at lower altitudes, on open mountain slopes and along pathways. Photographed from Avantipur -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
