''Rhamnus lanceolata'', the lanceleaf buckthorn, is a shrub
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the
Rhamnaceae
The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales.
The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae h ...
(buckthorn family), native to about 20 states in the south-central and midwestern US.
Description
Range
Habitat
Ecology
Etymology
Taxonomy
''Rhamnus lanceolata'' contains the following subspecies:
* ''Rhamnus lanceolata'' subsp. ''glabrata''
* ''Rhamnus lanceolata'' subsp. ''lanceolata''
References
lanceolata
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