| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Berberis cretica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 331 (1753) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves subsessile, obovate-elliptic, entire or subserrate, spines tripartite, flowers in corymbose, few-flowered raceme, berry elipsoid, sessile |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Berberis cretica var. serratifolia Poir. ex DC- Berberis sinensis var. cretica (L.) Regel Berberis vulgaris var. cretica (L.) Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |