Frangula alnus

P. Mill.

Glossy False Buckthorn

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146361
Element CodePDRHA0H010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRhamnales
FamilyRhamnaceae
GenusFrangula
Synonyms
Rhamnus frangulaL.
Other Common Names
glossy buckthorn (EN) Glossy Buckthorn (EN) Nerprun bourdaine (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Exotic in North America (Kartesz, 1999); often treated in the genus Rhamnus as Rhamnus frangula.
Conservation Status
Change Date1993-02-15
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
IndianaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
VermontSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
New JerseySNANo
IowaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
OhioSNANo
KentuckySNANo
MaineSNANo
MarylandSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
DelawareSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (11)
New Hampshire (6)
AreaForestAcres
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clarion RiverAllegheny National Forest3,821
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.