Resources
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
![]() 5274032 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 1261157 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Fruit(s) Gil Wojciech |
![]() 5473238 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Flower(s) Rob Routledge |
![]() 5457314 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5388299 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Tree(s) William Fountain |
![]() 1539071 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Stem(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1539070 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 5274031 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5274029 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5274028 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5379535 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Fruit(s) Steve Manning |
![]() 5274035 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Root(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5307047 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 1379048 glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Plant(s) Zelimir Borzan |
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 Noxious Weeds
- 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
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- 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,
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List A
- 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: Frangula |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
alder buckthorn, glossy false buckthorn, columnar buckthorn, fen buckthorn
Related Scientific Names:
| Rhamnus frangula P. Mill. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

















