Frangula alnus Mill.
RHAMNACEAE
- Buckthorn family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Frangula alnus Mill.
Nomencl. ref.: Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 1 (1768)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Glossy buckthorn
English name: alder buckthorn English name: frangula
Italian name: Frangola comune
Grown habit: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Rhamnus frangula L.
= Rhamnus frangula L. ssp. columnaris hort.
= Rhamnus frangula L. var. angustifolia Louden
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Rhamnales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Frangula
Species:
Page counter: 2745 ( AVG: 221 / 219.716 )
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Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Frangula alnus
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 504.
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. - Not copyrighted image
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Silvano Radivo
Frangula alnus
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Frangula alnus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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