Common name:
Alder buckthorn
Family:
Scientific name:
Frangula alnus
Main flower color:
Range:
England and Wales
Height:
Up to 5 m
Habitat:
Damp, wooded places, usually on acidic soils
Flowers:
Around 4 mm in diameter,greenish-white, with five triangular lobes; in compact clusters at the upper leaf nodes, attached by stalks of around 1 cm
Fruit:
Green berries, ripening to black
Leaves:
Alternate, untoothed, ovate, hairless, with parallel (not curved) side veins
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
