Rhamnaceae
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Rhamnus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 日本鼠李
- English
- Japanese buckthorn
- Persian
- سیاهتنگرس ژاپنی
- Turkish
- Japon cehrisi
Synonyms
- Rhamnus buergeri Miq.
- Rhamnus decipiens T.Itô
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.