Berberis vulgaris, commonly known as barberry, is a shrub that grows tart, red berries. While the plant is native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, it can now be found all over the world.

Shrubs are, depending on the species of course, used for things like creating boundary fences, thorny shrubs such as berberis are preferred for this with berberis baluchistanica being used where ...