Frangula is a genus of about 35 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns in the flowering plant family Rhamnaceae.
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:
Frangula alnus – alder buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, breaking buckthorn, black dogwood
Frangula betulifolia ...