*Rhamnus cathartica Linnaeus. Common name: Common Buckthorn, European Buckthorn. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Reported for VA by Harvill et al. (1991), but the report was actually based on specimens of R. davurica (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019); bonafide specimens have since been found in Arlington, Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe counties (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019); reported as "now escaping and widespread near Roaches Run", Arlington County, VA (Steury 2011).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, Brizicky (1964a), Hauenschild et al (2016b); = n/a — RAB
Links to other floras: = Rhamnus cathartica - FNA12
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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native range: Europe & Asia