Rhamnaceae
Rock buckthorn
Rhamnus saxatilis
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Rhamnus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Asturian
- Andrín de culiebra
- Basque
- Haitzetako arantza
- Bulgarian
- Скална зърника
- Chinese
- 岩生鼠李
- Czech
- Řešetlák skalní
- dsb
- Skalny gokowc
- English
- Rock buckthorn
- French
- Nerprun des rochers
- German
- Felsen-Kreuzdorn
- hsb
- Skalny hokowc
- Hungarian
- Sziklai benge, Kövi benge
- Slovak
- Rešetliak skalný
- Slovenian
- Razkrečena kozja češnja
- Swedish
- Avignonkorn, Franska gulbär
- Turkish
- Kaya cehrisi
Synonyms
- Cervispina saxatilis Fourr.
- Frangula saxatilis Cramer
- Girtanneria saxatilis Neck.
- Lithoplis saxatilis Raf.
- Rhamnus carniolica Kern.
- Rhamnus dumosa hort. ex Dippel
- Rhamnus longifolia Mill.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Naturalista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Delon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Mologni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orjen, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jan Eckstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.