PLANTS Profile for Frangula caroliniana (Carolina buckthorn)

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Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray
Carolina buckthorn

Symbol:

FRCA13

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

	RHCA2	Rhamnus caroliniana Walter
	RHCAM	Rhamnus caroliniana Walter var. mollis Fernald

Distribution:
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray


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Related Taxa:
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 8 species in Frangula

Classification:
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

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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 caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray – Carolina buckthorn

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

Rhamnus caroliniana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FAC

FACU

FAC-

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506986.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:29 PM CST