Frangula alnus

Frangula alnus Miller is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2016.

Vernacular names

• nerprun bourdaine Darbyshire et al., 2000
• aulne noir Marie-Victorin, 1995
• bourdaine Rameau et al., 1989
• bourgène Marie-Victorin, 1995

• glossy buckthorn Farrar, 1996
• alder buckthorn Farrar, 1996
• European alder buckthorn FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• glossy false buckthorn Kartesz & Meacham, 1999

Synonyms

• Rhamnus frangula Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2016

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rhamnaceae
Tribe	Rhamneae
Genus	Frangula
Species	Frangula alnus

Habit

Shrub, Tree