Frangula alnus

Also known as Alder Buckthorn

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Frangula alnus is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It belongs to the genus Frangula and is classified within the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The organism produces fruit in the form of a drupe. Common names for this taxon include Alder Buckthorn, Echter Faulbaum, and frangula.

The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of Frangula alnus as Least Concern in 2018. Its native range includes Xinjiang. The species has been introduced to several regions, including the Canary Islands, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Records of the plant have been documented in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

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Species

Least Concern

Frangula alnus

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyRhamnaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark

Observations recorded611,803

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,239
With media: 2,256
Family: Rhamnaceae
Collections: MADUG-UG, MU, NEON, CM, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, MICH
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Canada

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Encyclopedic overview

Frangula alnus, commonly known as alder buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, or breaking buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. Unlike other "buckthorns", alder buckthorn does not have thorns. It is native to Europe, northernmost Africa, and western Asia, from Ireland and Great Britain north to the 68th parallel in Scandinavia, east to central Siberia and Xinjiang in western China, and south to northern Morocco, Turkey, and the Alborz in Iran and the Caucasus Mountains; in the northwest of its range (Ireland, Scotland), it is rare and scattered. It is also introduced and naturalised in eastern North America.

Description

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