Common Buckthorn
Scientific Name: Rhamnus cathartica
Native to Eurasia.
Common Buckthorn
Scientific Name: Rhamnus cathartica
Common Buckthorn
| Genus species: | Rhamnus cathartica | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Common Buckthorn | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Rhamnaceae 
Woody vines, shrubs, and small trees; leaves alternate or opposite, simple, stipulate; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in panicles or axillary clusters; fruit various, the seeds with hard endocarps. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Yellow Green/Brown | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | M. Becus | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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