PLANTS Profile for Rhamnus utilis (Chinese buckthorn)

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Rhamnus utilis Decne.
Chinese buckthorn

Symbol:

RHUT80

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France. Usage Requirements.

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Rhamnus utilis Decne.

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Distribution:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.


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USA (IA, IL, MI, OH)

Related Taxa:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 19 species in Rhamnus

Classification:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

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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	Rhamnus L. – buckthorn
Species	Rhamnus utilis Decne. – Chinese buckthorn

Noxious Weed Information:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Iowa:
Rhamnus
buckthorn		Primary noxious weed1

1 except R. frangula

U.S. Weed Information:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

Rhamnus
buckthorn

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504746.

Related Web Sites:
Rhamnus utilis Decne.

Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: Rhamnus species

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 09:22 AM CDT