PLANTS Profile for Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn)

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Frangula alnus Mill.
glossy buckthorn

Symbol:

FRAL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		N


Common Names:
	frangula
	alder buckthorn

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Frangula alnus Mill.

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Synonyms:
Frangula alnus Mill.

	RHFR	Rhamnus frangula L.
	RHFRC2	Rhamnus frangula L. ssp. columnaris hort.
	RHFRA	Rhamnus frangula L. var. angustifolia Louden

Distribution:
Frangula alnus Mill.


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USA (CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Frangula alnus Mill.

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 8 species in Frangula

Classification:
Frangula alnus 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
Species	Frangula alnus Mill. – glossy buckthorn

Noxious Weed Information:
Frangula alnus Mill.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
glossy buckthorn		Invasive, not banned
Massachusetts:
European buckthorn, glossy buckthorn		Prohibited
Minnesota:
Rhamnus frangula
glossy buckthorn		Restricted noxious weed
New Hampshire:
Rhamnus frangula
glossy buckthorn		Prohibited invasive Species
Vermont:
Rhamnus frangula
glossy buckthorn		Class B noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Frangula alnus Mill.

glossy buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula
alder buckthorn
columnar buckthorn
fen buckthorn
glossy buckthorn
tall hedge buckthorn

This plant and the related entities and synonyms 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.
SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Frangula alnus Mill.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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