Rhamnus alnifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rhamnus alnifolia L'Hér.

Alder leaved coffeeberry, Alderleaf buckthorn, Alderleaf coffeeberry

2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Rhamnus alnifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (59 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Rhamnus
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Apetlorhamnus alnifolia

More information about Rhamnus alnifolia


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RHAL) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).