Rhamnus saxatilis Jacq.

Rock buckthorn (en), Nerprun des rochers (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Rhamnus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky places on calcareous soils in the Mediterranean. Shady, pebbly and stony slopes of hills and mountains, shrubby formations, light dry groves.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-8
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rhamnus saxatilis habit picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis habit picture by Sarami (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rhamnus saxatilis leaf picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis leaf picture by Santiago Ocón Lozano (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis leaf picture by Geneviève Delbecque (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhamnus saxatilis flower picture by Stephan Gaar (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis flower picture by JeanRene (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis flower picture by Sarami (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rhamnus saxatilis fruit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis fruit picture by Geneviève Delbecque (cc-by-sa)
Rhamnus saxatilis fruit picture by Georges-Elie Giscard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rhamnus saxatilis world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718640-1
WFO ID wfo-0000459995
COL ID 4S2B6
BDTFX ID 55828
INPN ID 117551
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhamnus saxatilis Rhamnus dumosa Cervispina saxatilis Frangula saxatilis Girtanneria saxatilis Lithoplis saxatilis Rhamnus longifolia Rhamnus carniolica

Lower taxons

Rhamnus saxatilis subsp. tinctoria