Rhamnus lycioides L.

European buckthorn (en), Nerprun faux-lyciet au sens large (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Rhamnus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.52m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.52
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry stony places. Thickets, fissures and ledges of rocky slopes, stony soils, hedges, borders and clearings of woods, usually in basic substrate.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses dye medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Excrescence (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rhamnus lycioides habit picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides habit picture by Luis (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides habit picture by Maza Daniel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rhamnus lycioides leaf picture by Liceras Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides leaf picture by Ramón Baiget (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides leaf picture by Juan Luis Pascual-Ahuir (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhamnus lycioides flower picture by JLBM JLBM (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides flower picture by Domi Mejías (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides flower picture by carper ml (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rhamnus lycioides fruit picture by Juan Luis Pascual-Ahuir (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides fruit picture by Rubén Gracia (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus lycioides fruit picture by Luis (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718466-1
WFO ID wfo-0000460322
COL ID 4S26G
BDTFX ID 75652
INPN ID 117539
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Verlangia sicula Rhamnus hispanorum Atulandra arragonensis Rhamnus lycioides

Lower taxons

Rhamnus lycioides subsp. graeca Rhamnus lycioides subsp. laderoi Rhamnus lycioides subsp. borgiae