Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus Alaternus) Fact Sheet ǀ 2017

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus Alaternus) Fact Sheet ǀ 2017 Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus) Fact sheet ǀ 2017 What do they look like? Rhamnus is a large evergreen shrub that grows up to 5m Rhamnus produces large quantities of berries that are high. It has oval shaped leaves 2-8 cm long that are dark spread by birds, ants and wildlife via their scats. It can also glossy green and leathery in texture. The leaves have spread via suckering, dumped garden waste, or seeds serrated edges and form singularly along each stem at transported in soil. differing heights. It forms light yellow-green flowers with five petals from August to September, which become bright red berries. The egg shaped berries range in size from 5- 7mm in diameter and turn black or brown as they ripen over summer. Seed production has been reported as variable with fruit production estimated at approximately 11,000 berries per plant. Rhamnus grows quickly and easily from seed, which tend to germinate in autumn or spring. When left, it can form dense thickets, which become difficult to control. It grows quickly, easily forming dense shade and can out compete and eventually suppress native plant life. What are my responsibilities? Rhamnus is a serious environmental weed that invades our native bushland. In January 2015 it was declared plant under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 for the whole of South Australia. This means that the movement or transport of Rhamnus on a public road and the sale of the Why should Rhamnus be controlled? Italian Buckthorn is prohibited. Natural Resources authorities on the Eyre Peninsula require land managers to Originating from the Mediterranean, Rhamnus has become control Rhamnus plants growing on their land. an environmental weed throughout Australia. Originally planted in gardens as a hedging plant but has since escaped into the bush. Rhamnus can grow in a variety of soil types, including sand dunes, escarpments and wetlands. Rhamnus is an extremely hardy species and will grow in full sun, or partial to full shade. Mechanical control Small plants and seedlings can be pulled from the ground eliminating chemical use. You must ensure that the whole root is removed to prevent reshooting. What are the best ways to control Rhamnus? Rhamnus can be controlled in a number of ways depending on their size. Any plants with mature fruit should be removed from site and disposed of in deep burial or via burning to minimise seedling germination. Follow up control is essential for all methods as plants can re-shoot and seedlings may appear. Grow me instead Chemical control Rhamnus can be replaced with the native species Cockies Basal bark: Basal barking is the preferred method of control. Tongue (Templetonia retusa) or Sea Box (Alyxia buxifolia). It involves completely saturating the trunk and any branches protruding from the trunk with chemical to a height of at Further information least 30 cm above ground level. The bark should be If you think you have Rhamnus on your property, Natural thoroughly sprayed and wet on all sides to point of runoff. Resources Eyre Peninsula can provide advice and assistance Triclopyr 600g/l & Diesel 1:30L should be used for treatment for its control and management. (as per APVMA permit). Foliar spray: Plants can be controlled via foliar spray but all stems and leaves will need to be treated. A glyphosate + Contact us metsulfuron-methyl + good wetting agent can be used for Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula effective results, but requires large amounts of chemical to Ground floor, 86 Tasman Tce, Port Lincoln SA 5606 ensure coverage of whole plant. This method is not suitable T: (08) 8688 3111 in native vegetation due to the risk of off-target damage. Elliston Community Information Centre, Memorial Drive, SA 5670 Cut and swab: Plants need to be cut at the base and T: (08) 868 9275 swabbed immediately with chemical. Larger plants may re- shoot so follow up is essential. Triclopyr 600g/l & Diesel 25 West Tce, Tumby Bay, SA 5605 1:30L should be used for treatment (as per APVMA permit). T: (08) 8688 2610 www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/eyrepeninsula Drill and fill: This technique can be used to control larger plants as there is less risk of re-shooting. Holes need to be Department for Environment. drilled in the base of the plant using a 10 mm drill bit approx. Water and Natural Resources 3 cm apart and 4 cm deep. Each hole is then filled with PO Box 2834, Adelaide SA 5001 chemical (glyphosate & water 1:4) and topped-up at least T: (08) 8463 6800 twice or until chemical uptake has slowed. www.environment.sa.gov.au .
Recommended publications
  • Glossy Buckthorn Rhamnusoriental Frangula Bittersweet / Frangula Alnus Control Guidelines Fact Sheet
    Glossy buckthorn Oriental bittersweet Rhamnus frangula / Frangula alnus Control Guidelines Fact Sheet NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, Division of Plant Industry, 29 Hazen Dr, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3488 Common Name: Glossy buckthorn Latin Name: Rhamnus frangula / Frangula alnus New Hampshire Invasive Species Status: Prohibited (Agr 3800) Native to: Japan leaves (spring) Glossy buckthorn invasion Sapling (summer) Flowers (spring) Roadside invasion of saplings Fleshy fruits (fall) Gray bark w/ lenticels (Summer) Emodin in berries - effects to birds Fall foliage (Autumn) Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree measuring 20' by 15'. Bark: Grayish to brown with raised lenticels. Stems: Cinnamon colored with light gray lenticels. Leaves: Alternate, simple and broadly ovate. Flowers: Inconspicuous, 4- petaled, greenish-yellow, mid-May. Fruit: Fleshy, 1/4” diameter turning black in the fall. Zone: 3-7. Habitat: Adapts to most conditions including pH, heavy shade to full sun. Spread: Seeds are bird dispersed. Comments: Highly Aggressive, fast growing, outcompetes native species. Controls: Remove seedlings and saplings by hand. Larger trees can be cut or plants can be treated with an herbicide. General Considerations Glossy buckthorn can either grow as a multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed tree up to 23’ (7 m) tall. Leaves are deciduous, simple, and generally arranged alternately. Leaves are dark-green and glossy above while dull-green below. The leaf margins are smooth/entire and tend to be slightly wavy. Flowers are small, about ¼” and somewhat inconspicuous forming in May to June. They develop and in small clusters of 2-8. Fruits form in mid to late summer and contain 2-3 seeds per berry.
    [Show full text]
  • Biology of a Rust Fungus Infecting Rhamnus Frangula and Phalaris Arundinacea
    Biology of a rust fungus infecting Rhamnus frangula and Phalaris arundinacea Yue Jin USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) Nature Center, Roseville, MN Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) and glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) From “Flora of Wisconsin” Ranked Order of Terrestrial Invasive Plants That Threaten MN -Minnesota Terrestrial Invasive Plants and Pests Center Puccinia coronata var. hordei Jin & Steff. ✧ Unique spore morphology: ✧ Cycles between Rhamnus cathartica and grasses in Triticeae: o Hordeum spp. o Secale spp. o Triticum spp. o Elymus spp. ✧ Other accessory hosts: o Bromus tectorum o Poa spp. o Phalaris arundinacea Rust infection on Rhamnus frangula Central Park Nature Center, Roseville, MN June 2017 Heavy infections on Rhamnus frangula, but not on Rh. cathartica Uredinia formed on Phalaris arundinacea soon after mature aecia released aeiospores from infected Rhamnus frangula Life cycle of Puccinia coronata from Nazaredno et al. 2018, Molecular Plant Path. 19:1047 Puccinia coronata: a species complex Forms Telial host Aecial host (var., f. sp.) (primanry host) (alternate host) avenae Oat, grasses in Avenaceae Rhamnus cathartica lolii Lolium spp. Rh. cathartica festucae Fescuta spp. Rh. cathartica hoci Hocus spp. Rh. cathartica agronstis Agrostis alba Rh. cathartica hordei barley, rye, grasses in triticeae Rh. cathartica bromi Bromus inermis Rh. cathartica calamagrostis Calamagrostis canadensis Rh. alnifolia ? Phalaris arundinacea Rh. frangula Pathogenicity test on cereal crop species using aeciospores from Rhamnus frangula Cereal species Genotypes Response Oats 55 Immune Barley 52 Immune Wheat 40 Immune Rye 6 Immune * Conclusion: not a pathogen of cereal crops Pathogenicity test on grasses Grass species Genotypes Response Phalaris arundinacea 12 Susceptible Ph.
    [Show full text]
  • Seed Dormancy and Consequences for Direct Tree Seeding H
    Seed dormancy and consequences for direct tree seeding H. Frochot, Philippe Balandier, A. Sourisseau To cite this version: H. Frochot, Philippe Balandier, A. Sourisseau. Seed dormancy and consequences for direct tree seed- ing. Final COST E47 conference Forest vegetation management towards environmental sustainability, May 2009, Vejle, Denmark. p. 43 - p. 45. hal-00468732 HAL Id: hal-00468732 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00468732 Submitted on 31 Mar 2010 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Forest Vegetation Management – towards environmental sustainability, N.S. Bentsen (Ed.), Proccedings from the final COST E47 Conference, Vejle, Denmark, 2009/05/5-7, Forest and Landscape Working Papers n° 35-2009, 43-45. Seed dormancy and consequences for direct tree seeding Henri Frochot1), Philippe Balandier2,3), Agnès Sourisseau4) 1) INRA, UMR1092 LERFOB, F-54280 Champenoux, France, [email protected]; [email protected] 2) Cemagref, UR EFNO, Nogent sur Vernisson, France 3) INRA, UMR547 PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France 4) Independent Landscaper, Paris, France Key words Afforestation, direct seeding, dormancy, seed, tree Introduction Whereas direct tree seeding was probably used extensively in France in the past, it is currently only employed for the reforestation of Pinus pinaster and some species with big seeds such as oak.
    [Show full text]
  • Frangula Paruensis, a New Name for Rhamnus Longipes Steyermark (Rhamnaceae)
    FRANGULA PARUENSIS, A NEW NAME FOR RHAMNUS LONGIPES STEYERMARK (RHAMNACEAE) GERARDO A. AYMARD C.1, 2 Abstract. The new name Frangula paruensis (Rhamnaceae) is proposed to replace the illegitimate homonym Rhamnus longipes Steyermark (1988). Chorological, taxonomic, biogeographical, and habitat notes about this taxon also are provided. Resumen. Se propone Frangula paruensis (Rhamnaceae) como un nuevo nombre para reemplazar el homónimo ilegítimo Rhamnus longipes Steyermark (1988). Se incluye información corológica, taxonómica, biogeográfica, y de hábitats acerca de la especie. Keywords: Frangula, Rhamnus, Rhamnaceae, Parú Massif, Tepuis flora, Venezuela Rhamnus L. and Frangula Miller (Rhamnaceae) have Frangula paruensis is a shrub, ca. 2 m tall, with leaves ca. 150 and ca. 50 species, respectively (Pool, 2013, 2015). ovate, or oblong-ovate, margin subrevolute, repand- These taxa are widely distributed around the world but are crenulate, a slightly elevated tertiary venation on the lower absent in Madagascar, Australia, and Polynesia (Medan and surface, and mature fruiting peduncle and pedicels 1–1.5 Schirarend, 2004). According to Grubov (1949), Kartesz cm long, and fruiting calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate and Gandhi (1994), Bolmgren and Oxelman (2004), and (two main features to separate Frangula from Rhamnus). Pool (2013) the recognition of Frangula is well supported. This species is endemic to the open, rocky savannas On the basis of historical and recent molecular work the on tepui slopes and summits at ca. 2000 m (Steyermark genus is characterized by several remarkable features. Pool and Berry, 2004). This Venezuelan taxon was described (2013: 448, table 1) summarized 11 features to separate the as Rhamnus longipes by Steyermark (1988), without two genera.
    [Show full text]
  • Rhamnaceae) Jürgen Kellermanna,B
    Swainsona 33: 43–50 (2020) © 2020 Board of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium (Adelaide, South Australia) Nomenclatural notes and typifications in Australian species of Paliureae (Rhamnaceae) Jürgen Kellermanna,b a State Herbarium of South Australia, GPO Box 1047, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Email: [email protected] b The University of Adelaide, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia 5005 Abstract: The nomenclature of the four species of Ziziphus Mill. and the one species of Hovenia Thunb. occurring in Australia is reviewed, including the role of the Hermann Herbarium for the typification of Z. oenopolia (L.) Mill. and Z. mauritiana Lam. Lectotypes are chosen for Z. quadrilocularis F.Muell. and Z. timoriensis DC. A key to species is provided, as well as illustrations for Z. oenopolia, Z. quadrilocularis and H. dulcis Thunb. Keywords: Nomenclature, typification, Hovenia, Ziziphus, Rhamnaceae, Paliureae, Paul Hermann, Carolus Linnaeus, Henry Trimen, Australia Introduction last worldwide overview of the genus was published by Suessenguth (1953). Since then, only regional Rhamnaceae tribe Paliureae Reissek ex Endl. was treatments and revisions have been published, most reinstated by Richardson et al. (2000b), after the first notably by Johnston (1963, 1964, 1972), Bhandari & molecular analysis of the family (Richardson et al. Bhansali (2000), Chen & Schirarend (2007) and Cahen 2000a). It consists of three genera, Hovenia Thunb., et al. (in press). For Australia, the genus as a whole was Paliurus Tourn. ex Mill. and Ziziphus Mill., which last reviewed by Bentham (1863), with subsequent until then were assigned to the tribes Rhamneae regional treatments by Wheeler (1992) and Rye (1997) Horan.
    [Show full text]
  • Plant Life of Western Australia
    INTRODUCTION The characteristic features of the vegetation of Australia I. General Physiography At present the animals and plants of Australia are isolated from the rest of the world, except by way of the Torres Straits to New Guinea and southeast Asia. Even here adverse climatic conditions restrict or make it impossible for migration. Over a long period this isolation has meant that even what was common to the floras of the southern Asiatic Archipelago and Australia has become restricted to small areas. This resulted in an ever increasing divergence. As a consequence, Australia is a true island continent, with its own peculiar flora and fauna. As in southern Africa, Australia is largely an extensive plateau, although at a lower elevation. As in Africa too, the plateau increases gradually in height towards the east, culminating in a high ridge from which the land then drops steeply to a narrow coastal plain crossed by short rivers. On the west coast the plateau is only 00-00 m in height but there is usually an abrupt descent to the narrow coastal region. The plateau drops towards the center, and the major rivers flow into this depression. Fed from the high eastern margin of the plateau, these rivers run through low rainfall areas to the sea. While the tropical northern region is characterized by a wet summer and dry win- ter, the actual amount of rain is determined by additional factors. On the mountainous east coast the rainfall is high, while it diminishes with surprising rapidity towards the interior. Thus in New South Wales, the yearly rainfall at the edge of the plateau and the adjacent coast often reaches over 100 cm.
    [Show full text]
  • (GISD) 2021. Species Profile Ziziphus Mauritiana. Availab
    FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Ziziphus mauritiana Ziziphus mauritiana System: Terrestrial Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Plantae Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Rhamnales Rhamnaceae Common name appeldam (English, Dutch West Indies), baher (English, Fiji), bahir (English, Fiji), baer (English, Fiji), jujube (English, Guam), manzanita (English, Guam), manzanas (English, Guam), jujubier (French), Chinese date (English), Chinese apple (English), Indian jujube (English), Indian plum (English), Indian cherry (English), Malay jujube (English), coolie plum (English, Jamaica), crabapple (English, Jamaica), dunk (English, Barbados), mangustine (English, Barbados), dunks (English, Trinidad), dunks (English, Tropical Africa), Chinee apple (English, Queensland, Australia), ponsigne (English, Venezuela), yuyubo (English, Venezuela), aprin (English, Puerto Rico), yuyubi (English, Puerto Rico), perita haitiana (English, Dominican Republic), pomme malcadi (French, West Indies), pomme surette (French, West Indies), petit pomme (French, West Indies), liane croc chien (French, West Indies), gingeolier (French, West Indies), dindoulier (French, West Indies), manzana (apple) (English, Philippines), manzanita (little apple) (English, Philippines), bedara (English, Malaya), widara (English, Indonesia), widara (English, Surinam), phutsa (English, Thailand), ma-tan (English, Thailand), putrea (English, Cambodia), tao (English, Vietnam), tao nhuc (English, Vietnam), ber (English, India), bor (English, India) Synonym Ziziphus jujuba , (L.) Lam., non P. Mill. Rhamnus mauritiana
    [Show full text]
  • NRM Plan Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus Alaternus) CONTACT Reducing Its Impact in the Northern and Yorke NRM Region
    Government of South Australia Northern and Yorke Natural FACT SHEET NO. 1.020 Resources Management Board June 2011 NRM Plan Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus) CONTACT Reducing its impact in the Northern and Yorke NRM Region Main Office Description of this weed Northern and Yorke NRM Board Buckthorn is a 3-5 metre tall small shrub PO Box 175 with bright green leathery leaves which 41-49 Eyre Road are lance-oval shape, with finely serrated Crystal Brook SA 5523 margins. The leaf’s upper surface is bright Ph: (08) 8636 2361 green, with the underside being paler Fx: (08) 8636 2371 in colour. www.nynrm.sa.gov.au The stems are smooth, not thorny as its common name suggests. Flowers are small, 3-4mm in diameter, with 5 petals and are yellow-green in colour. Flowering occurs in winter to early spring. Fruits are round, egg-shaped berries, smooth, 5-7mm long, red ripening to black. Buckthorn is generally found in areas receiving greater than 500mm of rain. Why is it a weed and what is the impact? Buckthorn was introduced to Australia as a garden plant and has escaped into Buckthorn is spread by birds eating the the bush. It is a hardy plant that will fruit and dispersing the seeds. Foxes and grow in a variety of soil types including possums also have the potential to spread riparian environments, sand dunes and the seeds. It suckers freely from a base escarpments. It tolerates full sun, cold and or roots, especially from inappropriately seasonal dry spells. dumped garden waste.
    [Show full text]
  • SOCIETY for GROWING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS Inc
    DIARY OF EVENTS: 27th February - John Sheely talking about his work as curator at SOCIETY FOR GROWING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS Inc. Warrnambool Botanical Gardens Warrnambool & District Group Newsletter 3rd March - Committee Meeting at February 2015 No 401 Correa reflexa ‘Grannys Grave’ Sparrows 27th March - Speaker, John Incorporation No: AOO1312OX ABN: 51672752196 Web: www.warrnambool.org/sgap Sherwood talking on his trip to the Hi members, Lake Mungo What has happened to our summer this year?? While there is still plenty of time for the weather to heat up yet, we have had very little of what we usually expect of our summer months. Still this has meant we have avoided much of the bushfires 31st March - Committee Meeting that unfortunately we have had to contend with in recent years. Also the rain has been welcomed by our long suffering gardens of course. 24th April - Neil Marriott speaking about the new WAMA Botanical Bob Artis, Mike Halls, Marilyn Berry and I travelled to Hamilton for a Fred Rogers Seminar planning committee Garden planned for Halls Gap. meeting. As we have already announced, Hamilton and Warrnambool & District Group have joined forces to present the next Fred Rogers Seminar at Hamilton in 2016 on the subject of “Terrestrial and Epiphytic Orchids”. 28th April - Committee Meeting We inspected the proposed seminar venue at Hamilton and Alexandra College, this private college is well set up to provide all the facilities we could possibly need and we very quickly decided that this is where we would run our seminar. Our planning is still at a very early stage yet but we will have to start making some decisions soon so that we can begin promoting the event.
    [Show full text]
  • Coastal Moonah Woodland in Victoria
    A field guide to Coastal Moonah Woodland in Victoria A Victorian Government A Victorianinitiative Government initiative A field guide to Coastal Moonah Woodland in Victoria By Claire Moxham, Vivienne Turner, Gidja Walker and Imelda Douglas ISBN:978-1-74242-642-6 (print) ISBN: 978-1-74242-642-3 (on-line) © The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2010 This publication is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for private study, research, criticism or review allowed under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any forms or by any means, electronic, photocopying or other, without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Published by the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, October 2010 Disclaimer: This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence, which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. This publication may be cited as: Citation: Moxham C., Turner V., Walker G. and Douglas I. (2010) A field guide to Coastal Moonah Woodland in Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne. Front cover photo: Moonah (Melaleuca lanceolata subsp. lanceolata) by Claire Moxham Purpose This field guide provides information on the identification, ecology and management of Coastal Moonah Woodland (CMW) for use by land managers and naturalists.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduced Weed Species
    coastline Garden Plants that are Known to Become Serious Coastal Weeds SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COAST PROTECTION BOARD No 34 September 2003 GARDEN PLANTS THAT HAVE BECOME Vegetation communities that originally had a diverse SERIOUS COASTAL WEEDS structure are transformed to a simplified state where Sadly, our beautiful coastal environment is under threat one or several weeds dominate. Weeds aggressively from plants that are escaping from gardens and compete with native species for resources such as becoming serious coastal weeds. Garden escapees sunlight, nutrients, space, water, and pollinators. The account for some of the most damaging environmental regeneration of native plants is inhibited once weeds are weeds in Australia. Weeds are a major environmental established, causing biodiversity to be reduced. problem facing our coastline, threatening biodiversity and the preservation of native flora and fauna. This Furthermore, native animals and insects are significantly edition of Coastline addresses a selection of common affected by the loss of indigenous plants which they rely garden plants that are having significant impacts on our on for food, breeding and shelter. They are also affected coastal bushland. by exotic animals that prosper in response to altered conditions. WHAT ARE WEEDS? Weeds are plants that grow where they are not wanted. Weeds require costly management programs and divert In bushland they out compete native plants that are then resources from other coastal issues. They can modify excluded from their habitat. Weeds are not always from the soil and significantly alter dune landscapes. overseas but also include native plants from other regions in Australia. HOW ARE WEEDS INTRODUCED AND SPREAD? WEEDS INVADE OUR COASTLINE… Weeds are introduced into the natural environment in a Unfortunately, introduced species form a significant variety of ways.
    [Show full text]
  • Rhamnaceae Buckthorn
    Rhamnus spp. Family: Rhamnaceae Buckthorn The genus Rhamnus contains over 100 species native to: North America [5], the rest from the north temperate regions, South America and South Africa. Many non-native species have been naturalized in the US. The name rhamnus is an ancient Greek name. Rhamnus alaternus-Mediterranean Buckthorn (Europe) Rhamnus alpinus-Alpine Buckthorn (Europe) Rhamnus betulifolia-Birchleaf Buckthorn Rhamnus californica-California Buckthorn , California Coffeeberry, Coast Coffeeberry, Coffeeberry, Pigeonberry, Sierra Coffeeberry Rhamnus caroliniana-Alder Buckthorn, Birch Bog, Brittlewood, Buckthorn-tree, Carolina Buckthorn , Elbow-brush, Indian Cherry, Pale-cat-wood, Polecat-tree, Polecatwood, Stinkberry, Stink Cherry, Stinkwood, Tree Buckthorn, Yellow Buckthorn, Yellowwood Rhamnus catharticus-Common Buckthorn, European Buckthorn , European Waythorn, Purgin Buckthorn Rhamnus crocea-California Redberry, Coffeeberry, Evergreen Buckthorn, Great Redberry Buckthorn, Hollyleaf Buckthorn , Island Buckthorn, Island Redberry Buckthorn, Redberry, Redberry Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula-(Europe) Alder Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn Rhamnus purshiana*-Bayberry, Bearberry, Bearwood, Bitterbark, Bitterboom, Bittertrad, Buckthorn Cascara, California Coffee, Cascara, Cascara Buckthorn , Cascara Sagrada, Chitam, Chittam, Chittern, Chittim, Coffeeberry, Coffeebush, Coffeetree, Oregon Bearwood, Pigeonberry, Shittimwood, Wahoo, Western Coffee, Wild Cherry, Wild Coffee, Wild Coffeebush, Yellow-wood Rhamnus zeyheri-(Africa) Pink Ivory, Red Ivorywood *commercial American species The following is for Cascara Buckthorn: Distribution The Pacific Coast region from British Columbia (incl. Vancouver Island), south to Washington, Oregon and northern California in Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada. Also in the Rocky Mountain region of British Columbia, Washington Idaho and Montana. The Tree Cascara Buckthorn grows in bottom lands, but can be found along fence rows and roadsides. It grows scattered among Douglas fir, maples, western redcedar and hemlock.
    [Show full text]