PLANTS Profile for Frangula (buckthorn)

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PLANTS Profile

Frangula Mill.
buckthorn

Symbol:

FRANG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Frangula Mill.

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Distribution:
Frangula Mill.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Frangula Mill.

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Frangula alnus Mill.. . Image Available.

Frangula alnus
glossy buckthorn

Distribution of Frangula betulifolia (Greene) V. Grub.. . Image Available.

Frangula betulifolia
beechleaf frangula

Frangula ×blumeri

Distribution of Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray. .

Frangula californica
California buckthorn

Distribution of Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray. . Image Available.

Frangula caroliniana
Carolina buckthorn

Distribution of Frangula purshiana (DC.) A. Gray. . Image Available.

Frangula purshiana
Cascara buckthorn

Distribution of Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub.. .

Frangula rubra
red buckthorn

Distribution of Frangula sphaerosperma (Sw.) Kartesz & Gandhi. .

Frangula sphaerosperma
West Indian buckthorn

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Frangula Mill.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhamnales
Family	Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn family
Genus	Frangula Mill. – buckthorn

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Frangula Mill.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Low		Minor				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Frangula Mill.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500850.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 07:30 AM CDT