Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Rhamnales>Rhamnaceae>Frangula caroliniana (Walt.) Gray
Carolina Buckthorn is a small tree or large shrub of forests, found most often over basic rock. In North Carolina it's rare, found in a few counties in the Mountains and Piedmont. Planted specimen, Durham, NC 5/24/2009. | |
Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011. | |
Leaf undersides. Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011. | |
The 5-parted flowers are small and white. Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011. | |
Planted specimen, Durham, NC 5/24/2009. | |
Planted specimen, Durham, NC 5/24/2009. |
Recently a colony was found in the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest in Orange County, photographed here. Formerly known as Rhamnus caroliniana. | |
The fuzzy brown naked buds are quite distinctive. | |
Orange Co., NC 5/30/04. | |
The fruits turn from red to black as they ripen. Orange Co., NC 9/14/04. | |
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Planted specimen, Durham, NC 5/24/2009. | |
Planted specimen, Durham, NC 5/24/2009. | |
Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011. |
More information:
Bioimages
Oklahoma Biological Survey
USDA PLANTS Database
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
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