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Frangula alnus

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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

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (11)

New Hampshire (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kearsarge	White Mountain National Forest	4,554
Kilkenny	White Mountain National Forest	28,766
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555
Sandwich Range	White Mountain National Forest	16,797

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clarion River	Allegheny National Forest	3,821

Vermont (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canaan Loop	Monongahela National Forest	7,867

References (2)

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.
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.