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Rhamnus alnifolia
Also called Buckthorn Family, Buckthorns, Blinkblaars And Dogwoods, Hardleaf Family
Rhamnus alnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names alderleaf buckthorn, or alder buckthorn. Unlike other "buckthorns", this alder buckthorn does not have thorns. It is native to North America, and can be found in forested habitat.
It can be found in the southern half of Canada and the northern half of the United States, mostly in the Pacific Northwest. It grows in streambanks and on humid flats near mountains.
The berry is inedible. Native Americans used the species as a laxative.
Mediterranean Buckthorn · Sharp-tooth buckthorn · Frangula caroliniana · Common buckthorn · Canary Buckthorn · Dahurian buckthorn · Rhamnus glandulosa · Lokao · Rhamnus integrifolia · Rhamnus intermedia · Japanese buckthorn · Rhamnus lojaconoi
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhamnus alnifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
