PLANTS Profile for Frangula californica ssp. crassifolia (California buckthorn)

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Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi
California buckthorn

Symbol:

FRCAC6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Rhamnus tomentella ssp. crassifolia

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Synonyms:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

	RHCAC	Rhamnus californica Eschsch. ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) C.B. Wolf
	RHTOC	Rhamnus tomentella Benth. ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) J.O. Sawyer

Distribution:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi


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Related Taxa:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 8 species in Frangula, 6 subspecies in Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray

Classification:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhamnales
Family	Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn family
Genus	Frangula Mill. – buckthorn
Species	Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray – California buckthorn
Subspecies	Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi – California buckthorn

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Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. crassifolia (Jeps.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524941.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 11:44 AM CDT