Glossy Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula DC. Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae) DESCRIPTION If you find a large shrub with leaf veins that curve to follow the leaf margin and small black berries on short stalks along the branches, its probably one of the nonnative buckthorns.
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Buckthorn and Glossy Buckthorn (photos by Mary W. Walker and Chris Mattrick, courtesy of the New England Wild Flower Society) ... Like common buckthorn, glossy buckthorn is a deciduous shrub or small tree. It can readily be distinguished from common buckthorn by several obvious characters. Glossy buckthorn has similarly...
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Rhamnus frangula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A PLANTS profile of Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Frangula alnus Mill. glossy buckthorn; ... European buckthorn, glossy buckthorn...
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Glossy buckthorn is a large shrub or small tree that can grow to heights of 30 ft. (9.1 m). The dark green leaves are shiny, alternate (sometime opposite) and simple with prominent venation. The flowers are inconspicuous, pale yellow in color and occur in clusters in the leaf axis.
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Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), also from Europe, has been sold by the nursery trade in two different forms. The cultivar Columnaris has a narrow and tall form; the cultivar Aspenifolia spreads up to 10 feet and has narrow leaves that give it a ferny texture.
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Both common and glossy buckthorns are tall shrubs or small trees reaching 20-25 feet in height and 10 inches in diameter. Most often they grow in a large shrub growth form, having a few to several stems from the base. ... Glossy buckthorn has thin, glossy, ovate or elliptic leaves. The upper leaf surface is shiny;
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources summary on glossy buckthorn .... Glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) leaves and fruit. Common buckthorn (Rhamnus ...
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Rhamnus frangula L.; glossy buckthorn; Family: Rhamnus frangula ... Glossy Buckthorn can be recognized by the alternate, shiny leaves with entire margins (no teeth) and the densely brown hairy buds. Fruits are red during ripening and eventually turn nearly black.
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Ecological Impacts: Glossy buckthorn grows at a rapid rate and is particularly aggressive plant in wet areas. It produces dense shade that eliminates native tree seedlings, saplings, and ground layer species. The ability of forest to regenerate and remain healthy can be severely limited as buckthorns multiply.
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