*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. Basionym: Rhamnus cathartica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Rhamnus cathartica - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: FAC
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6