Resources
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Nonnative Plants of Wisconsin - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Fact Sheet - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
- Best Management Practices - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
Selected Images
![]() 1480381 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Tree(s) Richard Webb |
![]() 0008184 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Fruit(s) Paul Wray |
![]() 0008306 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Foliage Paul Wray |
![]() 5456128 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5341026 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Fruit(s) Jan Samanek |
![]() 5468291 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Fruit(s) Steven Katovich |
![]() 5274025 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 1330018 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Flower(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1330020 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Foliage Chris Evans |
![]() 1334006 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Foliage Chris Evans |
![]() 1334007 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Feature(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1334023 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1334005 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 0008477 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Feature(s) Paul Wray |
![]() 5308069 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5308071 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Exotic Weed Act
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1998
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- Rhode Island Natural History Society,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List B
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Rhamnales |
| Family: Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: Rhamnus |
Other System Links
Plants: RHCA3Bayer: RHACT
GRIN: 31018
ITIS: 28573
NPDN Pest: PEJAGBC
NPDN Host: 34032
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
common buckthorn, European buckthorn
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |



















