Sharp-tooth buckthorn (Rhamnus arguta)
Common Names: Saw-tooth buckthornDescription: The plant has become naturalized in Indiana.
Habit: Shrub or small tree growing 2-3 m. in height.
Leaves: Deciduous, usually opposite - subopposite, sometimes alternate, fascicled on short shoots, separating with age; petiole 10-28 mm.; green on lower surface, darker green on upper surface; ovate, oblong-ovate or ovate-cordate, 2.5-6 cm., spinulose/serrate margins.
Stems: Unbranched, rarely branched with weak thorns.
Flowers: Solitary, Pedicels 10-24 mm., 4 sepals and 4 petals.
Fruit and seeds: Drupes black in color, globose to obovoid-globose, 7-10 mm..
Habitat: Native to Asia. Found in disturbed sites.
Reproduction: By seed.
Credits: The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from Flora of North America - eFloras.
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Common Name: | Sharp-tooth buckthorn |
Scientific Name: | Rhamnus arguta |
Family: | Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn) |
Duration: | Perennial |
Habit: | Trees |
USDA Symbol: | RHAR6 |