Rhamnaceae

Black hawthorn

Rhamnus lycioides L.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Rhamnus

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Black hawthorn (Rhamnus lycioides) — FlowerPhoto: Joan Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

arz: رامنوس ليكويدس
Basque: Ena arrunt
Catalan: Arçot, Espí negre, Trencaolles
Chinese: 毡毛鼠李
English: Black hawthorn, European buckthorn, Mediterranean buckthorn
Hebrew: אשחר ארצישראלי
Spanish: Gargullero

Synonyms

Atulandra arragonensis Raf.
Rhamnus hispanorum Gand.
Verlangia sicula Neck. ex Raf.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 98 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Joan Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eric Toro Delgado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Balles2601, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.