Rhamnus davurica is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name Dahurian buckthorn. It is native to China, Korea, Mongolia, eastern Siberia, and Japan. It is present in North America as an introduced species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dahurian Buckthorn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhamnus ussuriensis
- Rhamnus cathartica — considered toxic
- Rhamnus pilushanensis
- Rhamnus lanceolata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Rhamnus
- Species
- Rhamnus davurica
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