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Rhamnus catharticus L.

HIGHER TAXON: Rhamnaceae

GENUS: Rhamnus L.

Rhamnus catharticus L. [1]
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Algeria (N) [1]; Morocco (N) [1]
  Asia
  Europe
    England (N) [1], Kent [1], Somerset [1], Surrey [1]
    Ireland (N) [1]; Spain (N) [1]; Wales (N) [1]
  Scandinavia
    Denmark (N) [1]; Sweden (N) [1]
  
HABITATS:
  Europe
    Chalk scrub [1], Hedges [1], Wood [1]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Chromosome number (2n=): 24 [1]
  Data reviewed?: 30 july 1994
  Flower colour: green [1]
  Habit: Tree [1], Shrub [1]
  Hairiness: Almost Hairless [1]
  Height: 2-5m [1]
  Leaf arrangement: opposite [11]
  Leaf shape: simple [1,11]
  Life form (Raunkier): Phanerophyte - micro (2-8m) [1]
  Lifespan: perennial [1]
  Month of flowering: may [1], june [1]
  Month of fruiting: september [1], october [1]
  Native: Native [1]
  Poisonous: yes [1]
  Pollinating agent: fly [1], insect - other [1]
  Present in my garden: no

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1], Illustration [13]
  
USES:
Medicinal-Purgative [1]
  
VERNACULAR:
Buckthorn [1]
  
NOTES:
  berries poisonous [11]

DATA SOURCES:

1.

  Clapham AR Tutin TG Warburg EF,1962
    Flora of the British Isles Second Edition

11.

  Polunin,O.,1976
    Trees and Bushes of Britain and Europe, Oxford.

13.

  Rose,F.,1981
    The Wild Flower Key, Warne.

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