Rhamnaceae
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Frangula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina buckthorn
Synonyms
- Bassovia hebepoda Dunal
- Frangula caroliniana var. molils (Fernald) Mohlenbr.
- Frangula fragilis Raf.
- Rhamnus canadensis hort. ex Koch
- Rhamnus caroliniana Walter
- Rhamnus caroliniana var. caroliniana
- Rhamnus caroliniana var. mollis Fernald
- Rhamnus virginica Page
- Sarcomphalus carolinianus (Walter) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: En el nido, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.