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Rhamnus glandulosa
150 (250)cm, tall, ornamental, woody shrub with evergreen, elongated oval, glossy, leathery, dark green leaves and axillary clusters of glossy black fruits in late summer. Nice foliage pot plant for any rich, well drained soil.

 


Rhamnus cathartica
Common Buckthorn Rhamnaceae
Located near front entrance of Personnel/ROTC building.

Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris'
Tall Hedge Alder Buckthorn, Tall Hedge Buckthorn ...

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' (Alder buckthorn)
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
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Rhamnus californica (syn. Rhamnus californicus) Rhamnaceae
Coffeeberry, California Coffeeberry, California buckthorn RAM-nus kal-i-for-NI-ka ...

Rhamnus frangula
( Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn )
Slow-growing deciduous shrub with spreading, bushy growth 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide. Leaves are dark green, linear, fern-like, oddly scalloped.

Rhamnus californica. Coffeeberry. California and SW Oregon
RHAMNACEAE (Buckthorn family) ...

USDA Plants Database
Rhamnus crocea is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting redberry (opens a new window).

Rhamnus smithii (Buckthorn)
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)
Rhamnus smithii occurs in just a few counties of Colorado and New Mexico and it is uncommon in these.

Rhamnus cathartica L.
NATIVE RANGE: Eurasia
DESCRIPTION: Common buckthorn is a shrub or small tree in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) that can grow to 22 feet in height and have a trunk up to 10 inches wide.

#780 Rhamnus caroliniana
Common Names: Carolina buckthorn, Indian cherry
Family: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn Family)
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Nine Rhamnus species are native in North America, and two more naturalized weedily here. The unrelated sea buckthorn is Hippophäe rhamnoides. Two genera related to Rhamnus include Hovenia (Japanese raisin tree) and Ziziphus (Jujube).

Rhamnus frangula (L)
Synonyms: Frangula bark, Frangula alnus (Mill.), Black dogwood, Alder dogwood, European black alder, European buckthorn, Black alder, Arrow wood, Persian berries
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Rhamnus spp. Cascara Sagrada or Buckthorn. Photographed in northern California.
Botany in a Day
Rhamnus californica. Coffeeberry. California.

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' : Fernleaf Buckthorn - Whole Plant
Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris' : Tallhedge Buckthorn - Whole Plant
Rhododendron : Rhododendron - Flowers ...

Cascara - Rhamnus purshiana (in the Rhamnaceae or Buckthorn family)
Part used: Bark that has been aged a minimum of one year.
Taste/smell: Bitter.

Buckthorn (Rhamnus) - An extensive group of shrubs, of minor importance, yet with some useful kinds. R.

Cascara
Rhamnus purshiana
A small tree or shrub with greyish-black bark that grows to 10 metres tall.

Buckthorn Alder
(Rhamnus Frangula)
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BUCKTHORN (ALDER) ...

alder buckthorn - see Rhamnus
Allamanda - poisonous; skin & eye irritant
Alocasia (taro) - poisonous; skin & eye irritant
Aloe - poisonous
Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) - skin irritant
Amaryllis - see Hippeastrum ...

The buckthorns (several species of the genus Rhamnus) and the jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.

76. Common Buckthorn / Rhamnus cathartica
leaf
to 8cm long and 4cm wide
elliptic to ovate
sharp pointed tip, often folded when pressed in a plant press.
3-5 pairs of curved lateral veins.
buds ...

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Possessky, S. L, C. E. Williams, and M. J. Moriarity. 2000. Glossy buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula L.: A threat to riparian plant communities of the northern Allegheny plateau (USA). Natural Areas Journal 20(3): 290-92.

spp.), Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina), Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea), Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta), Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.), Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), Alder Buckthorn (Rhamnus anifolia), ...

Z. sativa. Z. vulgaris. Z. zizyphus. (L.)Karsten. Rhamnus zizyphus.
Known Hazards
None known ...

leadwood
Scientific Name: Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urban
Synonym: Rhamnus ferreus
Family: Rhamnaceae ...

See also: Green, May, Buckthorn, Evergreen, Rose