alder buckthorn

alder buckthorn

A thornless shrub with smooth-edged alternate leaves and small fruits that ripen from red to dark purple-black.

Frangula alnus

All languages

English: alder buckthorn
Norwegian: trollhegg
Japanese: Frangula alnus — Scientific name; Japanese name under review
Korean: Frangula alnus — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish: arraclán
French: bourdaine
German: Faulbaum

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

Oregon State University — Frangula alnus upright spreading thornless shrub, alternate entire oval glossy leaves with eight-nine paired veins and small red-to-dark-purple axillary fruit