Species

Frangula alnus Mill.

Alder Buckthorn

Rhamnaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)
Genus: Frangula (Buckthorn)

Synonyms

Frangula alnus
Frangula nigra
Frangula vulgaris
Rhamnus frangula

Related species

Frangula alnus Mill. - Alder Buckthorn

Traits


    <span class="r">Highly toxic</span>, tree-like or shrubby, up to 4&#8239;m tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>&#9893;</b>, whitish. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl <b>5&#8209;leaved</b>. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> <b>shorter than the calyx</b...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Frangula alnus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Frangula alnus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Frangula alnus

Frangula alnus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands

  • in acidic, (periodically) wet habitats

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