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Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. lanceolata

Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh ssp. lanceolata

Lance-leaf Buckthorn, Lanceleaf Buckthorn

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: RHLAL3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , IA , IL , IN , KY , MD , MO , OH , PA , TN , VA , WI , WV
Native Habitat: Dry to moist thickets over calcareous rocks, seeps, rock outcrops and bottomlands.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. lanceolata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. lanceolata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. lanceolata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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