Calflora
Taxon  Report   7071    
Rhamnus alnifolia  L'Hér.
Alder leaved coffeeberry,   Alderleaf buckthorn,   Alderleaf coffeeberry
Rhamnus alnifolia, a dicot, 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
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
(61 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period
Family: Rhamnaceae  
Genus: Rhamnus

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:
JEFApetlorhamnus alnifolia
More information about  Rhamnus alnifolia

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 06/23/2021).