Invaders of the Great Lakes by Hollingsworth Karen R.;Wildlife Forever;

Invaders of the Great Lakes by Hollingsworth Karen R.;Wildlife Forever;

Author:Hollingsworth, Karen R.;Wildlife Forever;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 6161479
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2017-09-15T00:00:00+00:00


Common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

IMPACT ON YOU!

Thick infestations shade out wildflowers, tree seedlings and other native understory species.

• Outcompetes native plants for water, light and nutrients

• Prevents natural regeneration of forest tree and shrub species

• Can serve as an alternate host for agricultural diseases

OTHER COMMON NAMES: European buckthorn, purging buckthorn

DESCRIPTION: Understory tree; multiple stems develop into single trunk; greyish bark with pale horizontal lines; buds/leaves opposite; thorns; glossy oval, hairless leaves with tiny teeth; 2–8 small yellow-green fragrant flowers, 5 pinkish-white petals; shiny, black berry-like fruit; leaves in early spring and green late into fall



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