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Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh
lanceleaf buckthorn

       
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Line Drawing of Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 503. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

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Distribution:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

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USA (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 19 species in Rhamnus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh ssp. glabrata (Gleason) Kartesz & Gandhi. .
Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. glabrata
lanceleaf buckthorn
Distribution of Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh ssp. lanceolata. .
Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
lanceleaf buckthorn
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

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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 Rhamnus L. – buckthorn
Species Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh – lanceleaf buckthorn
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
lanceolate buckthorn              Endangered
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Iowa:
Rhamnus
buckthorn              Primary noxious weed1
 
1 except R. frangula
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

Rhamnus
buckthorn

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28580.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission - Veg. Management: Exotic Buckthorns

Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: Rhamnus species

 
 
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