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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Buckthorn Family
  7. Buckthorns
  8. Mediterranean Buckthorn

species 18,819 observations

Mediterranean Buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

Status
introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Fall Webworm Moth, Peppered Moth, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Holly Tortrix 5
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Plum Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Common Raven, Red Fox, Red Crossbill, Apple Tree Beetle 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Monarch 3
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Leafhopper Assassin Bug 1

Range

United States

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

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