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

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PLANTS Profile

Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi
California buckthorn

Symbol:

FRCAO4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Tree
Shrub

L48

More Information:

Images:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi

Synonyms:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi

	RHCAO	Rhamnus californica Eschsch. ssp. occidentalis (Howell) C.B. Wolf
	RHCAO2	Rhamnus californica Eschsch. var. occidentalis (Howell) Jeps.

Distribution:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi


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USA (CA, OR)

Related Taxa:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi

Classification:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) 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. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi – California buckthorn

More Accounts and Images:
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524943.

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:58 AM CDT