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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Buckthorn Family
  7. False-Buckthorns
  8. Frangula betulifolia
  9. Pearleaf Buckthorn

species 350 observations

Pearleaf Buckthorn

Frangula obovata

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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3 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Acalyptris 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sphex lucae 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Aerial Yellowjacket 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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