Rhamnaceae
Leadwood
Krugiodendron ferreum
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Krugiodendron
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Leadwood
- Haitian Creole
- Bwaf
Synonyms
- Ceanothus ferreus (Vahl) DC.
- Condalia ferrea (Vahl) Griseb.
- Crossopetalum integrifolium (Poir.) Kuntze
- Krugiodendron acuminatum J.A.González & Poveda
- Krugiodendron ferreum f. continentale Suess.
- Myginda integrifolia Poir.
- Reynosia laevigata (Vahl) Sarg.
- Rhamnidium ferreum Sarg.
- Rhamnus brandegeeana Standl.
- Rhamnus ferrea Vahl
- Rhamnus purpusii Brandegee
- Scutia ferrea (Vahl) Brongn.
- Scutia laevigata G.Don
- Ziziphus emarginata Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.