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Rhamnus utilis (Chinese buckthorn)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Rhamnus utilis var. chingshuiensis
Rhamnus utilis var. hypochrysa
Rhamnus utilis var. multinervis
Rhamnus utilis var. szechuanensis

Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  Although no specific mention of toxicity has been found for this species, there is the suggestion that some members of this genus could be mildly poisonous;
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  A green dye is obtained from the bark; It is obtained from the leaves;
Height [1]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Predators

Unaspis aesculi[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0