Rhamnus alnifolia

"Alder buckthorn" redirects here. The term may also refer to Rhamnus frangula.

Rhamnus alnifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species:
R. alnifolia
Binomial name
Rhamnus alnifolia
Synonyms
List
  • Apetlothamnus alnifolia (L'Hér.) Nieuwl.
  • Endotropis alnifolia (L'Hér.)
  • Girtanneria alnifolia (L'Hér.) Raf.
  • Ventia alnifolia (L'Hér.)
  • Frangula americana Mill.
  • Girtanneria franguloides (Michx.) Raf.
  • Rhamnus alnifolia f. angustifolia D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard
  • Rhamnus alpina Richardson
  • Rhamnus franguloides Michx.

Rhamnus alnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names alderleaf buckthorn,[1] or alder buckthorn. Unlike other "buckthorns", this alder buckthorn does not have thorns.[2] It is native to North America, where it is known mainly from the southern half of Canada and the northern half of the United States and California.[3][4] It can be found in forested habitat.

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Rhamnus alnifolia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ Catling, P.M., and Z.S. Porebski. 1994. The history of invasion and current status of glossy buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula, in Southern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 108:305–310
  3. ^ "Rhamnus alnifolia". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. ^ "Rhamnus alnifolia". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.