Endotropis alnifolia (L'Her.) Hauensch.
Detail
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Botanical Name
- Endotropis alnifolia (L'Her.) Hauensch.
- Common Name
- Alder-leaved Buckthorn, American Alder-Buckthorn
- Synonym(s)
- Rhamnus alnifolia L'Her.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Endotropis alnifolia (L'Her.) Hauensch.
- Comments
- Extensive phylogenetic work by Hauenschild et al. (2016a, Taxon 65: 65-78) recognized Ventia and Frangula as genera distinct from Rhamnus. Hauenschild (2016b, Taxon 65: 926-927) subsequently corrected the name of Ventia to Endotropis.
- Habitat
- Mafic and calcareous fens and seeps, often with Parnassia grandifolia; a somewhat anomalous population occurs in a high-elevation hemlock–yellow birch seepage swamp near Limberlost, Madison County, Shenandoah National Park. Rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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