Rhamnus alpina L.

Nerprun des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Rhamnus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Ledges and deep fissures on rocky ground, clearings in pine and beech forests, ravine bottoms, gravel banks by rivers, occupying more shady positions in mountains to the south of its range.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Uses dye medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (bark), toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rhamnus alpina habit picture by GV Josefo Ludovico (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina habit picture by Francisco Sanchez (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rhamnus alpina leaf picture by Pazzaglia Aron (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina leaf picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina leaf picture by codecas (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhamnus alpina flower picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rhamnus alpina fruit picture by codecas (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus alpina fruit picture by Antonio (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rhamnus alpina world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, and Morocco

Conservation status

Rhamnus alpina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324982-2
WFO ID wfo-0000462508
COL ID 4RZWQ
BDTFX ID 75325
INPN ID 117528
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhamnus imeretia Atadinus alpinus Oreoherzogia alpina Frangula latifolia Alaternus alpinus Rhamnus kabylica Rhamnus alpina f. brevifolia Rhamnus alpina var. brevifolia Rhamnus alpina

Lower taxons

Rhamnus alpina subsp. fallax Rhamnus alpina subsp. glaucophylla