Berberis aetnensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1826.[2][1] It is native to Southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia) Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The species is named for Mount Etna in Sicily.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. aetnensis
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References
edit- ^ a b Tropicos, Berberis aetnensis C.Presl
- ^ Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1826. Flora Sichuanica 28
- ^ Alterrvista Flora Italiana, Crespino dell'Etna, Berberis aetnensis Presl includes photos and distribution maps