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Rhamnus glandulosa

Rhamnus glandulosa
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rhamnus glandulosa is a small evergreen tree native to the laurel forests of Madeira and the Canary Islands, where it is uncommon and listed as Vulnerable. It is rarely grown in gardens, and its care depends on mimicking a cool, humid, partly shaded woodland setting.

Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil or a loam-based mix with added leaf mould.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect below 2 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Madeira, Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Rhamnus glandulosa is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Where it grows

It is an endemic species of Madeira and the Canary Islands, characteristic of the laurel forest. It is an uncommon tree in Madeira and on the Canaries (where it's listed as Vulnerable) it is only present on Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and Gran Canaria and only commonly seen in Tenerife.

Other Rhamnus plants

Mediterranean Buckthorn · Alderleaf Buckthorn · Sharp-tooth buckthorn · Frangula caroliniana · Common buckthorn · Canary Buckthorn · Dahurian buckthorn · Lokao · Rhamnus integrifolia · Rhamnus intermedia · Japanese buckthorn · Rhamnus lojaconoi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhamnus glandulosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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