Frangula alnus
A species in the Rhamnaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Frangula
- Species
- Frangula alnus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Frangula alnus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Frangula alnus f. angustifoliaName author: W.R.Franz
- Frangula alnus subsp. saxatilisName author: Gančev
- Frangula alnus subsp. sphagnicolaName author: A.P.Khokhr.
- Frangula alnus var. angustifoliaName author: (Loudon) Mohlenbr.
- Frangula alnus var. ellipticaName author: Meinhardt
- Frangula alnus var. prostrataName author: P.D.Sell
- Frangula atlanticaName author: Grubov
- Frangula dodoneiName author: Ard. ex Soldano
- Frangula frangulaName author: H.Karst.
- Frangula nigraName author: Samp.
- Frangula pentapetalaName author: Gilib.
- Frangula sanguineaName author: (Pers.) Peterm.
- Frangula vulgarisName author: Hill
- Frangula vulgaris var. parvifoliaName author: Beck
- Frangula vulgaris var. subrotundaName author: (Rouy & Foucaud) Beck
- Girtanneria frangulaName author: Neck.
- Rhamnus alnoidesName author: Gray
- Rhamnus autumnalisName author: Gand.
- Rhamnus frangulaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Rhamnus frangula var. subrotundaName author: Rouy & Foucaud
- Rhamnus nemoralisName author: Salisb.
- Rhamnus sanguineaName author: Pers.
- Rhamnus sanguinoName author: Ortega
- Rhamnus undulataName author: Simonk.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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