Genus FrangulaMill. | ||
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Similar Frangula alnus, Rhamnus cathartica, Gratiola officinalis, Hairy lady's mantle, Stachys officinalis | ||
Frangula alnus rhamnaceae
Frangula is a genus of about 35 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns in the flowering plant family Rhamnaceae.
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Fitoterapia frangula
Description
Frangula is a genus of deciduous shrubs with alternate, simple leaves with stipules, buds without bud scales, branches without spines and flowers with five petals and undivided styles. The fruits are 2 to 4-seeded berries.
Selected species include:
The European species, alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) was of major military importance in the 15th to 19th centuries, as its wood provided the best quality charcoal for gunpowder manufacture.
References
Frangula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA