gracilifolia[1] Berberis valdiviana is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae.

It is an evergreen shrub endemic to Chile, where it is locally known as clen or espina en cruz.

[2] The Latin specific name valdiviana refers to the Valdivia Province of Chile.

[3] It has simple, dark green, pointed leaves, glossy on the upper surfaces, up to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) long.

[4] In cultivation in the UK, where it eventually reaches a size of 4 metres (13 ft) tall and broad, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.