Berberis cretica (seeds)

Berberis cretica  is also called commonly Barberry the Cretan

• Deciduous shrub that reaches 1.5 m.
• Bark gray, wood yellow, leaves narrow.
• The shoots have large three-pointed thorns
• Flowers yellow in bloody inflorescences

Blooms April - May - June.
Fruit wire fleshy, dark blue - black.
As a herb in traditional medicine is used in many diseases both the fruits and the leaves, but also the bark and roots.
The fruits are used to give a shining red color.
From the bark is produced a nice yellow color used in tannery, but also for dyeing in the textile industry.
In the kitchen the fruits give jam, and the unripe pickled fruit.