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Rhamnus cathartica
Carolina buckthorn, common buckthorn, European buckthorn, European waythorn, Hart's thorn, nerprun cathartique
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rhamnus cathartica L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rhamnaceae, Genus Rhamnus, Species Rhamnus cathartica


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNA
Evidence:		9 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:28:01 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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