Frangula alnus

Frangula alnus alder buckthorn

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is invasive in PA Synonyms:   Rhamnus frangula

Cultivated and escaped to roadsides, fields and wet habitats.

See distribution map at BONAP.

Wetland codes
EMP: FAC
NCNE: FAC



Flowers May & June.

Frangula alnus alder buckthorn

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is invasive in PA
Synonyms:   Rhamnus frangula
Frangula alnus gallery
Plant Life-Form
deciduous shrub or tree
Common Names
alder buckthorn glossy false buckthorn