ON THIS PLANT
Rhamnus lycioides, the black hawthorn, European buckthorn, or Mediterranean buckthorn, is a shrub up to about 1 metre tall in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. It is found in the Mediterranean region, in southern Europe and northern Africa. Its scientific name lycioides refers to its resemblance to the botanical genus Lycium.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Rhamnus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-10
- Mature Height
- 1.52 m to 3.05 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 2.13 m
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 0.25 cm to 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Black hawthorn en Mediterranean buckthorn en European buckthorn en Nyc en Italian Buckthorn he אֶשְׁחָר אֶרֶץ-יִשְׂרְאֵלִי ar سیاه تنگرس
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