Rhamnus cathartica L., European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique
Many stemmed bush, from 6 to 15 feet (18 to 45 dm.) high; rarely
a small tree; seeds spread widely in the droppings of birds
feeding on the fruit; most common in eastern North America;
waste places, open woods, abandoned fields, and roadsides;
introduced from Europe. Alternate host of the fungus crown rust
of oats. Rare cases of mild poisoning in humans has occurred.
European buckthorn contains substances with laxative properties.
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European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique
European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique (close up)
European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique (herbarium specimen, young fruit)
European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique (young plants)
European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique (2 seedlings)
European buckthorn, nerprun cathartique (alternate aecial stage of the fungus disease, Puccinia coronata, crown rust of oats, on a leaf of European buckthorn)
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