Rhamnus cathartica

Rhamnus cathartica flowers, Austria
Rhamnus cathartica foliage & fruit, Steinbergwald zwischen Zistersdorf und Neusiedl an der Zaya, Weinviertel, Niederösterreich, Austria
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Rhamnus cathartica is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Rosales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamlia: Rhamnoideae
Tribus: Rhamneae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species: Rhamnus cathartica
Varietates: R. c. var. cathartica – R. c. var. caucasica

Name edit

Rhamnus cathartica L., Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Cervispina cathartica (L.) Moench, Methodus: 686 (1794).
  • Heterotypic
    • Rhamnus uninervis Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 333 (1867).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, former Yugoslavia.
  • Introduced into:
    • Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

العربية: سدر مسهل
azərbaycanca: İşlədici murdarça
žemaitėška: Šonuobelė
беларуская: Жасцёр слабіцельны
català: Espina vera
čeština: řešetlák počistivý
чӑвашла: Хура катăркас
Cymraeg: Rhafnwydden Rhafnwydd
dansk: Vrietorn
Deutsch: Purgier-Kreuzdorn
dolnoserbski: Pšawy gokowc
English: Buckthorn
español: Espino cerval
eesti: Harilik türnpuu
euskara: Hesilahar
فارسی: اشنگور
suomi: Orapaatsama
français: Nerprun purgatif
Gaelg: Bugogue
hrvatski: Pasjakovina
hornjoserbsce: Prawy hokowc
magyar: varjútövis
հայերեն: Դժնիկ լուծողական
italiano: Spino cervino
kurdî: Gijok
Lëtzebuergesch: Dräidar
lietuvių: Dygioji šunobelė
эрзянь: Бизнега чувто
Nederlands: Wegedoorn
norsk: Geitved
ирон: Саусындз
polski: szakłak pospolity
русский: Крушина слабительная
slovenčina: rešetliak prečisťujúci
slovenščina: Čistilna kozja češnja
svenska: Getapel
тоҷикӣ: Ангурак
Türkçe: Adi cehri
українська: Жостір проносний
中文: 药鼠李
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