Rhamnaceae
Lanceleaf buckthorn
Rhamnus lanceolata
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Rhamnus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lanceleaf buckthorn
Synonyms
- Cardiolepis nigra Raf.
- Cardiolepis rubra Raf.
- Endotropis lanceolata (Pursh) Hauenschild
- Endotropis lanceolata subsp. glabrata (Gleason) Hauenschild
- Rhamnus lanceolata subsp. glabrata (Gleason) Kartesz & Gandhi
- Rhamnus lanceolata var. glabrata Gleason
- Rhamnus lanceolata var. lanceolata
- Rhamnus shortii Nutt.
- Sageretia lanceolata G.Don
- Sarcomphalus shortianus Raf.
- Ventia lanceolata (Pursh) Hauenschild
- Ventia lanceolata subsp. glabrata (Gleason) Hauenschild
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.