Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Rhamnaceae

Berchemia - [maps | photos]

• Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: Alabama supple jack, rattan vine

Ceanothus - [maps | photos]

• Ceanothus americanus L.
  Common Name: New Jersey tea

• Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
  Common Name: Jersey tea

Rhamnus - [maps | photos]

• Rhamnus alnifolia L'Her. (TN Endangered)
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: alderleaf buckthorn

• Rhamnus caroliniana Walt.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Carolina buckthorn
  Synonyms:
  

         • Frangula caroliniana (Walt.) Gray

• Rhamnus cathartica * L.
  NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: common buckthorn

• Rhamnus davurica * Pallas
  Common Name: Dahurian buckthorn

• Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh
  NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: lanceleaf buckthorn

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.