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Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145273

Element CodePDRHA0C050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRhamnales

FamilyRhamnaceae

GenusRhamnus

Synonyms

Rhamnus catharticusL.

Other Common Names

Common Buckthorn (EN) common buckthorn (EN) Nerprun cathartique (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	118,582

Montana (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burnt Mountain	Custer National Forest	10,698
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998
Red Lodge Creek Hellroaring	Custer National Forest	17,210

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Creek	National Forests in Texas	1,447

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759

Wisconsin (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
09012 - Round Lake Study Area	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	3,707
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.