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common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Common buckthorn is a bushy plant with dark green leaves and small black berries. It grows in many places and can be found in gardens and along roadsides.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The common buckthorn is a tall, often multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with dark, ridged bark and small, oval, glossy dark green leaves. Its inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers give way to clusters of small, black, berry-like fruits.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Cut into its bark and you'll discover a secret bright orange layer underneath!

It sprouts leaves earlier and keeps them longer, hogging sunlight from nearby plants!

Its berries are like a natural laxative! Eating too many can cause an upset tummy.

This super tough plant can grow almost anywhere, from fields to deep forests!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Seed Spreader

Common buckthorn can rapidly spread across landscapes because its abundant berries are readily consumed and dispersed by birds.

Fähigkeit

Extended Growing Season

Common buckthorn leaves emerge early and stay late, giving it a longer season to outcompete native plants.

Fähigkeit

Thorny Defense

Common buckthorn has sharp thorns at the end of its branches, which helps it defend against hungry herbivores.

Maße und Details

Höhe
300-760 cm
Ausbreitung
300-450 cm
Blütengröße
0.3-0.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Consumes berries, spreading seeds far and wide.

eaten by

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Feeds on ripe berries, helping the plant disperse.

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its small flowers for nectar and pollen.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't eat the berries without asking an adult, as they can upset your tummy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von common buckthorn?

300-760 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von common buckthorn?

300-450 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von common buckthorn?

0.3-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von common buckthorn?

Late spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von common buckthorn?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von common buckthorn?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von common buckthorn?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von common buckthorn?

Insekten

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