Frangula obovata (Kearney & Peebles) G.L.Nesom & Sawyer

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Frangula

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–2.5 m. Stems red to brown or gray-brown, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves deciduous; petiole 5–14 mm; blade usually equally green on both surfaces, not glaucous, obovate to oblong-obovate or oblong, (4–)5–9 x 3.2–6 cm, 1.2–1.8(–2.5) times longer than wide, subcoriaceous to distinctly coriaceous, base truncate to subcordate, margins serrulate to nearly entire, apex obtuse to truncate or rounded, both surfaces minutely puberulous to hirtellous, glabrescent; secondary veins (5–)6–8(–9) pairs. Inflorescences umbels, pedunculate, 2–12-flowered. Pedicels 3–10 mm. Stigmas 3-lobed. Drupes black, globose, 5–8 mm; stones 3.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Frangula obovata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77102614-1
WFO ID wfo-0000743910
COL ID 6JL8X
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Synonyms

Frangula obovata Rhamnus betulifolia var. obovata Frangula betulifolia subsp. obovata