Red Buckthorn

Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub. - Buckthorn family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Red Buckthorn: Hyalophora kasloensis, Papilio eurymedon

Native Range

USA: California, Nevada, Oregon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.