Frangula alnus on autumn

Frangula alnus on autumn

"Alder buckthorn" redirects here. The term may also refer to Rhamnus alnifolia.
Frangula alnus

Foliage with mature and immature fruit
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Frangula
Species: F. alnus
Binomial name
Frangula alnus
Mill.

Distribution map
Synonyms[2][3]
Rhamnus frangula L.
Frangula atlantica Grubov
Frangula dodonei Ard. nom. inval.
Frangula frangula H.Karst.
Frangula nigra Samp.
Frangula pentapetala Gilib.
Frangula vulgaris Hill
Girtanneria frangula Neck.
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.