Other names: Rhamnus frangula, Alder Buckthorn
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Notes:
Fruits and leaves look very similar to Frangula caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn). Seeds of F. alnus distinctive.
Mean fruit diameter: 7.49 mm (n=161); mean number of seeds per fruit: 2.37 (n=94), based on samples collected at the Rouge River Bird Observatory, Dearborn, MI.
Seeds present in bird fecal samples at the Rouge River Bird Observatory, Dearborn, MI.
References:
- Species profile at USDA Plants Database: F. alnus
- Michigan Flora online species profile
- University of Wisconsin-Steven Point Robert. W. Freckmann herbarium species profile
- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Invasive.org species profile
- ID of buckthorns (PDF; common and glossy) -- Rouge River Bird Observatory
- Buckthorn does not cause diarrhea in birds - Rouge River Bird Observatory
- US Forest Service profile
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Herbarium species profile
* Listed as invasive in natural areas by the Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States.
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