Rhamnus alpina subsp. fallax

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Scientific Names

Read about Rhamnus alpina subsp. fallax in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Rhamnus fallax, Boiss. (R. alpina, Auth., not Linn.). Shrub, to 10 ft., with stout, upright, glabrous and reddish brown branches: lvs. elliptic-oblong to oblong or obo- vate-oblong, cordate or rounded at the base, abruptly acuminate, crenulate-serrate, with 12-20 pairs of veins, dark green above, pale green and glabrous or nearly so beneath, 3-5 1/2 in. long: fls. in 3-7-fld. clusters; petals 4: fr. globose, black, 1/4in. across or less. Mountains of S. and Cent. Eu.—This and the following species are the handsomest of the deciduous-lvd. buckthorns because of the large size of their lvs. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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