Lanceleaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh - Buckthorn family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Tree

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Lanceleaf Buckthorn: Ancylis brauni, Stigmella rhamnicola

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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.