Rhamnus cathartica

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Rhamnus cathartica is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamlia: Rhamnoideae
Tribus: Rhamneae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species: Rhamnus cathartica
Varietates: R. c. var. cathartica – R. c. var. caucasica

Name

Rhamnus cathartica L., Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cervispina cathartica (L.) Moench, Methodus: 686 (1794).
Heterotypic
- Rhamnus uninervis Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 333 (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, former Yugoslavia.

Introduced into:
- Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 193. Reference page.

Links

Barstow, M. & Rivers, M.C. 2018. Rhamnus cathartica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61957125A128942433.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhamnus cathartica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rhamnus cathartica. Published online. Accessed: March 7 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhamnus cathartica. Accessed: 7 March 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Rhamnus cathartica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 7. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سدر مسهل
azərbaycanca: İşlədici murdarça
žemaitėška: Šonuobelė
беларуская: Жасцёр слабіцельны
català: Espina vera
čeština: řešetlák počistivý
чӑвашла: Хура катăркас
Cymraeg: Rhafnwydden Rhafnwydd
dansk: Vrietorn
Deutsch: Purgier-Kreuzdorn
dolnoserbski: Pšawy gokowc
English: Buckthorn
español: Espino cerval
eesti: Harilik türnpuu
euskara: Hesilahar
فارسی: اشنگور
suomi: Orapaatsama
français: Nerprun purgatif
Gaelg: Bugogue
hrvatski: Pasjakovina
hornjoserbsce: Prawy hokowc
magyar: varjútövis
հայերեն: Դժնիկ լուծողական
italiano: Spino cervino
kurdî: Gijok
Lëtzebuergesch: Dräidar
lietuvių: Dygioji šunobelė
эрзянь: Бизнега чувто
Nederlands: Wegedoorn
norsk: Geitved
ирон: Саусындз
polski: szakłak pospolity
русский: Крушина слабительная
slovenčina: rešetliak prečisťujúci
slovenščina: Čistilna kozja češnja
svenska: Getapel
тоҷикӣ: Ангурак
Türkçe: Adi cehri
українська: Жостір проносний
中文: 药鼠李

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