Rhamnaceae - buckthorn family
Species that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

(updated 4 April 2017)


Rhamnaceae - buckthorn family

Mount Desert Island is home to 1 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Frangula (1 species)
      Frangula alnus - glossy false buckthorn (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])






Frangula (false buckthorn)
[information to be added]

Frangula alnus (glossy false buckthorn) - [information to be added]

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Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper “Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine” by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.